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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2020
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Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joi ...

On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joined together to announce the formation of local “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions” ...

July 02, 2020
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Sacramento Legal Observer Shot in Face by Police at Protest Demands Arrest of Officer

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: June 30, 2020
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Sacramento Legal Observer Shot in Face by Police at Protest Demands Arrest of Officer

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, on the same day that the City ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, on the same day that the City of Sacramento said it was dismissing charges against 65 people arrested for curfew violations ...

June 30, 2020
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DA Rosen’s Attempt to Silence Public Defender Backfires

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2020
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DA Rosen’s Attempt to Silence Public Defender Backfires

San Jose: The story of Sajid Khan’s blog post, that turned into a tempest for the Santa Clara County DA’s ...

San Jose: The story of Sajid Khan’s blog post, that turned into a tempest for the Santa Clara County DA’s office when DA Jeff Rosen attempted to file a whistleblower complaint over the public defender ...

June 26, 2020
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Committee to Protect Journalists, Reuters, AP Urge Governors to Investigate Police Attacks Against Photojournalists

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 20, 2020
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Committee to Protect Journalists, Reuters, AP Urge Governors to Investigate Police Attacks Against Photojournalists

By Linh Nguyen The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France Presse and ...

By Linh Nguyen The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France Presse and Getty Images wrote a letter to the National Governors Association this week, urging U.S. govern ...

June 20, 2020
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Federal Complaint Filed over ‘Wartime’-Like Injuries during Protests

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: June 19, 2020
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Federal Complaint Filed over ‘Wartime’-Like Injuries during Protests

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – This reporter was a combat correspond ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – This reporter was a combat correspondent in a real shooting war. And, what took place late at night and in the early morning hours o ...

June 19, 2020
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Four California DAs Call on Victims’ Compensation Board to Provide Support for Victims of Police Violence

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|Date: June 19, 2020
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Four California DAs Call on Victims’ Compensation Board to Provide Support for Victims of Police Violence

Vanguard Staff Last week, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announced a plan to provide victim support servic ...

Vanguard Staff Last week, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin announced a plan to provide victim support services to victims of police violence in San Francisco. This week, he and three of his progressive ...

June 19, 2020
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Police Beat Women to Ground in Tampa and Philadelphia; Cop Charges Police Trained for War, not to Protect and Serve

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 14, 2020
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Police Beat Women to Ground in Tampa and Philadelphia; Cop Charges Police Trained for War, not to Protect and Serve

By Lea Barrios TAMPA / PHILADELPHIA – Videos were taken of police violently apprehending women during pea ...

By Lea Barrios TAMPA / PHILADELPHIA – Videos were taken of police violently apprehending women during peaceful protests—the senior officer filmed hitting a woman with a baton and pinning her to the gr ...

June 14, 2020
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LAPD Filmed Beating Celebs, Veterans, Black Store Owners

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|Date: June 13, 2020
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LAPD Filmed Beating Celebs, Veterans, Black Store Owners

Photo by Richard Grant (@richardgrant88) By Metyia Phillips LOS ANGELES, CA - Police officers across LA a ...

Photo by Richard Grant (@richardgrant88) By Metyia Phillips LOS ANGELES, CA - Police officers across LA are intentionally attacking and hurting police brutality protesters—and that includes Hollywood ...

June 13, 2020
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Poignant Video Shows Peaceful Protester Arrested Delivering Emotional Message to Police

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|Date: June 13, 2020
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Poignant Video Shows Peaceful Protester Arrested Delivering Emotional Message to Police

By Linh Nguyen CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – In Marion Square, a peaceful protester who knelt at a distanc ...

By Linh Nguyen CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – In Marion Square, a peaceful protester who knelt at a distance before a large, armed group of police officers delivered a message of “love” about respect fo ...

June 13, 2020
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Video Show Police Fire ‘At Will’ and ‘Kidnap’ Peaceful San Diego Protestors

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|Date: June 13, 2020
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Video Show Police Fire ‘At Will’ and ‘Kidnap’ Peaceful San Diego Protestors

By Julietta Bisharyan SAN DIEGO - Videos clearly show the San Diego Police Department interrupting peac ...

By Julietta Bisharyan SAN DIEGO - Videos clearly show the San Diego Police Department interrupting peaceful protests in the downtown area with the use of lethal force, including tear gas, concussion ...

June 13, 2020
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Sacramento Police Officers Choke Protestor

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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Sacramento Police Officers Choke Protestor

by Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO - One video shows Sacramento police officers choking a young black man w ...

by Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO - One video shows Sacramento police officers choking a young black man while arresting him during a recent George Floyd protest. The young man was later identified by ...

June 12, 2020
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San Francisco DA Expands Support for Victims of Police Violence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2020
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San Francisco DA Expands Support for Victims of Police Violence

While the SF District Attorney’s Office provides a range of services for victims of crime, they were unab ...

While the SF District Attorney’s Office provides a range of services for victims of crime, they were unable to provide services for victims of police violence. But on Tuesday, San Francisco DA Chesa ...

June 11, 2020
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Video Footage Show Police Arresting and Attacking Journalists at Protests, Including Sacramento

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 11, 2020
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Video Footage Show Police Arresting and Attacking Journalists at Protests, Including Sacramento

By Linh Nguyen At George Floyd protests across the nation, journalists from various local and internation ...

By Linh Nguyen At George Floyd protests across the nation, journalists from various local and international news outlets are falling victim to police brutality and arrests while covering these news st ...

June 11, 2020
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Judge Restricts Use of Force on Protesters in Denver after Violent Incidents

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 11, 2020
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Judge Restricts Use of Force on Protesters in Denver after Violent Incidents

By Metyia Phillips DENVER, CO - Police officers have taken extreme measures against people protesting pol ...

By Metyia Phillips DENVER, CO - Police officers have taken extreme measures against people protesting police brutality in Denver, Colorado, leading a District Court judge to order an injunction restri ...

June 11, 2020
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Video Supports Cincy Protestor Claims of Abuse, and Denied Water, Food and Toilet Facilities for More Than 10 Hours

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 10, 2020
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Video Supports Cincy Protestor Claims of Abuse, and Denied Water, Food and Toilet Facilities for More Than 10 Hours

By Julietta Bisharyan CINCINNATI - Protestors arrested for breaking the 9 p.m. curfew here are charging ...

By Julietta Bisharyan CINCINNATI - Protestors arrested for breaking the 9 p.m. curfew here are charging—and video tends to support their claims—that they were abused and denied food, water and toile ...

June 10, 2020
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‘The Next Civil Rights Movement’ – San Francisco Public Defender Joins Offices around Nation

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 09, 2020
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‘The Next Civil Rights Movement’ – San Francisco Public Defender Joins Offices around Nation

by Ruby Wilks and Henry Stiepleman SAN FRANCISCO - “I know this is the next Civil Rights Movement,” said ...

by Ruby Wilks and Henry Stiepleman SAN FRANCISCO - “I know this is the next Civil Rights Movement,” said San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Jacque Wilson about the George Floyd protests erupting aro ...

June 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Redefining Public Safety in Yolo County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Redefining Public Safety in Yolo County

by Linda Deos It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by four police officers in Minneapoli ...

by Linda Deos It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by four police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the resulting protests have spread across the country and gone global. The au ...

June 09, 2020
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Footage Shows Police Officers Boxing in – ‘Kettling’ – Protestors Before Curfew

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 09, 2020
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Footage Shows Police Officers Boxing in – ‘Kettling’ – Protestors Before Curfew

By Julietta Bisharyan NYC/HUNTSVILLE/ORLANDO – Viral videos show police officers in various cities preven ...

By Julietta Bisharyan NYC/HUNTSVILLE/ORLANDO – Viral videos show police officers in various cities preventing protestors from leaving protest areas, forcing mandated curfew violations. In response to ...

June 09, 2020
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Caught on Camera: Police Attack Protestors with Their Vehicles

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 08, 2020
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Caught on Camera: Police Attack Protestors with Their Vehicles

By Linh Nguyen Along with rubber bullets and pepper spray, some police forces are using their own modes o ...

By Linh Nguyen Along with rubber bullets and pepper spray, some police forces are using their own modes of transportation as a weapon against protestors during the George Floyd protests. Of the many, ...

June 08, 2020
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Police Destroy Medical Supplies and Water Bottles Amid Protests

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 08, 2020
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Police Destroy Medical Supplies and Water Bottles Amid Protests

By Julietta Bisharyan ASHEVILLE, NC/COLUMBUS, OH - Videos from the George Floyd protests show police offi ...

By Julietta Bisharyan ASHEVILLE, NC/COLUMBUS, OH - Videos from the George Floyd protests show police officers in Asheville, NC, and Columbus, OH, viciously destroying demonstrators’ medical supplies a ...

June 08, 2020
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