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Guest Commentary: Society’s Problems Call for More Than Police

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|Date: May 30, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Society’s Problems Call for More Than Police

By Nicholas Turner People across the United States agree that police should not be called on to solve eve ...

By Nicholas Turner People across the United States agree that police should not be called on to solve every problem that arises in communities—from children skipping school, to mental health crises, t ...

May 30, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 26, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 202 ...

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was murdered after being stopped at a traffic light by five former Memphis poli ...

February 26, 2023
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At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform

Posted by Michael Apfel
|Date: February 03, 2023
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At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform

By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on behal ...

By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on behalf of the White House at the funeral of Tyre Nichols who died in early January after he was beat ...

February 03, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Huma ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Vision for Justice 2020 focused on core principles of decarceration, police refo ...

August 22, 2022
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Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six times more l ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six times more likely to be stopped by law enforcement than whites, according to a report by the CA Attorney Ge ...

July 27, 2022
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Guest Commentary: ACLU Commends President Biden for Taking Action on Police Reform

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|Date: May 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: ACLU Commends President Biden for Taking Action on Police Reform

By Udi Ofer Today marks the two-year anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd. This tragedy galva ...

By Udi Ofer Today marks the two-year anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd. This tragedy galvanized the nation to take to the streets to protest police violence and racism. That movement co ...

May 26, 2022
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Orange County District Attorney Candidate Hardin Pledges to Improve Police Accountability

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|Date: May 26, 2022
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Orange County District Attorney Candidate Hardin Pledges to Improve Police Accountability

By The Vanguard Staff ORANGE, CA – On what was the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder this Tuesd ...

By The Vanguard Staff ORANGE, CA – On what was the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder this Tuesday, Orange County District Attorney candidate Pete Hardin made a campaign promise to increase “ ...

May 26, 2022
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Long Battle for Police Traffic Stop Reform

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|Date: May 11, 2022
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Long Battle for Police Traffic Stop Reform

By Ayal Aglugub SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Standard writer Michael Barba recently wrote about the ...

By Ayal Aglugub SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Standard writer Michael Barba recently wrote about the long journey to end racial discrimination in traffic stops, and how preventing police from pull ...

May 11, 2022
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New National Poll Suggests Majority of Voters Supports Law Enforcement Reform

Posted by Noe Herrera
|Date: October 17, 2021
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New National Poll Suggests Majority of Voters Supports Law Enforcement Reform

By Noe Herrera and Hannah Adams PHILADELPHIA, PA - A new national poll suggests there is strong bipartisa ...

By Noe Herrera and Hannah Adams PHILADELPHIA, PA - A new national poll suggests there is strong bipartisan support for law enforcement to refocus their attention on the most serious and violent crimes ...

October 17, 2021
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Law Prof Argues Cop Unions May Be Obstructionist but Still Act in Many Ways Like Other Unions

Posted by Carson Eschen
|Date: September 30, 2021
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Law Prof Argues Cop Unions May Be Obstructionist but Still Act in Many Ways Like Other Unions

By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez BOULDER, CO – Benjamin Levin, an Associate Professor of Law at Univer ...

By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez BOULDER, CO – Benjamin Levin, an Associate Professor of Law at University of Colorado Law School, argues in a new paper in the Columbia Law Review that, although po ...

September 30, 2021
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My View: A Lot of Finger Pointing By Leaders Not Getting Police Reform Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2021
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My View: A Lot of Finger Pointing By Leaders Not Getting Police Reform Done

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – One of the big sticking points for comprehensive ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – One of the big sticking points for comprehensive police reform at the national level was changes to qualified immunity. It’s a mess. You have S ...

September 25, 2021
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Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2021
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Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police refo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police reform talks have collapsed, even as Senators Tim Scott and Cory Booker along with California Repre ...

September 23, 2021
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Leapfrogs Legislation, Bans Chokeholds, Carotid Restraints and Limits Use of ‘No-Knock’ Warrants

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|Date: September 15, 2021
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Leapfrogs Legislation, Bans Chokeholds, Carotid Restraints and Limits Use of ‘No-Knock’ Warrants

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Dept. of Justice Monday banned the use of the “chokehold ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Dept. of Justice Monday banned the use of the “chokehold” and “carotid restraint” and dramatically limited the use of “no-knock” warrants to reflect th ...

September 15, 2021
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Spikes in Crime During COVID Make It More Difficult for Police Reformers Nationwide

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|Date: June 25, 2021
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Spikes in Crime During COVID Make It More Difficult for Police Reformers Nationwide

By Luke Kyaw and Nina Hall NEW YORK – It’s no secret that in 2020 the U.S. saw massive spikes in some cri ...

By Luke Kyaw and Nina Hall NEW YORK – It’s no secret that in 2020 the U.S. saw massive spikes in some crime across the nation. New York alone saw 150 more homicides and 750 more shootings compared to ...

June 25, 2021
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Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2021
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Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and l ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and large group of activists pushing the council harder and further on police reforms, who met resis ...

June 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis

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|Date: May 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis

by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when the Derrick Chau ...

by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when the Derrick Chauvin guilty verdict was read. Along with that sigh of relief came a flood of other emotions tied ...

May 01, 2021
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Shaun King Compares Peanut Butter to Call for Police Accountability, Chides Biden for Created Unjust Laws

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Shaun King Compares Peanut Butter to Call for Police Accountability, Chides Biden for Created Unjust Laws

By Mia Machado BROOKLYN, NY - Comparing police accountability to peanut butter, social-justice activist ...

By Mia Machado BROOKLYN, NY - Comparing police accountability to peanut butter, social-justice activist and author Shaun King calls on President Biden to amplify the momentum around criminal justice ...

April 28, 2021
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Philadelphia DA Throws Weight Behind Police Reform

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Philadelphia DA Throws Weight Behind Police Reform

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA—The police reform movement, back in the spotlight after Derek Chauvin ...

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA—The police reform movement, back in the spotlight after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd earlier this month, has picked up steam in Philadel ...

April 28, 2021
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Berkeley Limits Low-Level Traffic Stops in an Effort to Reduce Policing Disparities

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 27, 2021
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Berkeley Limits Low-Level Traffic Stops in an Effort to Reduce Policing Disparities

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — In February the city of Berkeley made legislative history when its officials ...

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — In February the city of Berkeley made legislative history when its officials unanimously voted to deprioritize traffic stops for “low-level” offenses, and instead encourage ...

April 27, 2021
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Looking Back: A Cop’s Cop – Profile of Jim Trainum

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|Date: April 25, 2021
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Looking Back: A Cop’s Cop – Profile of Jim Trainum

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

April 25, 2021
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