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ACLU Files Lawsuit Claiming Indiana’s 25-Foot Encroachment Law Violates First Amendment Rights

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|Date: August 16, 2023
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Claiming Indiana’s 25-Foot Encroachment Law Violates First Amendment Rights

By the Vanguard Indianapolis, IN - The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana last week filed a lawsui ...

By the Vanguard Indianapolis, IN - The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana last week filed a lawsuit on behalf of a citizen journalist, claiming Indiana’s new 25-foot “encroachment” law violates ...

August 16, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech

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|Date: May 07, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech

The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising th ...

The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free expression and protest. By Laura Moraff In 2019, police in Cas ...

May 07, 2023
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Guest Commentary: 911 – Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police

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|Date: May 04, 2023
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Guest Commentary: 911 – Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police

By Ashika Verriest Every person deserves equal, effective treatment and safety, especially when in crisis ...

By Ashika Verriest Every person deserves equal, effective treatment and safety, especially when in crisis. In such a vulnerable circumstance, people need professionals trained to provide support and c ...

May 04, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 197: Police Agencies Avoid Accountability with Shooting Footage

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|Date: April 24, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 197: Police Agencies Avoid Accountability with Shooting Footage

https://youtu.be/9NZz0veb3gs In 2018, California passed a law that mandated police departments to release ...

https://youtu.be/9NZz0veb3gs In 2018, California passed a law that mandated police departments to release body camera footage within 45 days of any incident when an officer fires a gun, or uses force ...

April 24, 2023
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Police Stops Significantly Up: Highlights from 2022 NYC Stop, Question, & Frisk Data

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|Date: April 03, 2023
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Police Stops Significantly Up: Highlights from 2022 NYC Stop, Question, & Frisk Data

By Perla Brito NEW YORK CITY, NY - Data Collaborative for Justice's new research notes shows police stops ...

By Perla Brito NEW YORK CITY, NY - Data Collaborative for Justice's new research notes shows police stops are significantly increasing, according to the New York Police Department’s annual Stop, Quest ...

April 03, 2023
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Philly Court Upholds Traffic Justice Reform Measure to Reduce ‘Negative Interactions’ between Black Drivers, Police

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|Date: April 02, 2023
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Philly Court Upholds Traffic Justice Reform Measure to Reduce ‘Negative Interactions’ between Black Drivers, Police

By Elina Sadeghian PHILADELPHIA, PA - The First Common Pleas Court here this week dismissed a lawsuit by ...

By Elina Sadeghian PHILADELPHIA, PA - The First Common Pleas Court here this week dismissed a lawsuit by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 that attempted to kill a local measure that sought to red ...

April 02, 2023
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Letter: Public Defender OPPOSITION to Approving $27MM Supplemental for SFPD

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|Date: March 16, 2023
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Letter: Public Defender OPPOSITION to Approving $27MM Supplemental for SFPD

By Brian Cox Dear Budget and Appropriations Committee Members: Today, you will vote on whether to take $2 ...

By Brian Cox Dear Budget and Appropriations Committee Members: Today, you will vote on whether to take $27MM from the general fund to pay San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officers for overtime t ...

March 16, 2023
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Recently Fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Appeals Dismissal

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|Date: March 02, 2023
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Recently Fired Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong Appeals Dismissal

By Laurel Spear OAKLAND, CA— On Thurs. Feb 23, just over a week after he was fired from his job as Oaklan ...

By Laurel Spear OAKLAND, CA— On Thurs. Feb 23, just over a week after he was fired from his job as Oakland Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong began the formal appeal process to re-evaluate his dismissal. ...

March 02, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

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|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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Despite Witness Testimony Issues, Forensic Problems, Judge Rules Murder Case Goes to Trial

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|Date: August 06, 2022
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Despite Witness Testimony Issues, Forensic Problems, Judge Rules Murder Case Goes to Trial

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – After a Thursday preliminary hearing, Stanislaus County Superior Court Jud ...

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – After a Thursday preliminary hearing, Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves decided to proceed with a jury trial for Jason Jamar Sheard, charged with the u ...

August 06, 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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Appeals Court Supports Appeal of Man’s First Amendment Claim in Filming Police Case

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|Date: July 17, 2022
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Appeals Court Supports Appeal of Man’s First Amendment Claim in Filming Police Case

By Leila Katibah and Mihajla Milovanovic LAKEWOOD, CO – Last week, YouTube blogger and journalist Abade I ...

By Leila Katibah and Mihajla Milovanovic LAKEWOOD, CO – Last week, YouTube blogger and journalist Abade Irizarry’s appeal was heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, after the district cour ...

July 17, 2022
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Reuters News Report: Police Instructor Extremist Group Follower

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|Date: May 09, 2022
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Reuters News Report: Police Instructor Extremist Group Follower

By Mathew Seibert POST FALLS, ID – A police instructor who taught 560 officers in recent years joined an ...

By Mathew Seibert POST FALLS, ID – A police instructor who taught 560 officers in recent years joined an extremist group and supported far-right movements, according to a Reuters article by Julia Hart ...

May 09, 2022
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Philadelphia DA Announces Arrest of Former Officer for Assault of Woman during Protest against Police Brutality

Posted by Natalia Ruvalcaba
|Date: April 25, 2022
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Philadelphia DA Announces Arrest of Former Officer for Assault of Woman during Protest against Police Brutality

By Natalia Ruvalcaba PHILADELPHIA, PA – In 2020, Officer Darren Kardos allegedly took part in the assault ...

By Natalia Ruvalcaba PHILADELPHIA, PA – In 2020, Officer Darren Kardos allegedly took part in the assault of a woman, accompanied by her child and young nephew at the protests for Walter Wallace, Jr, ...

April 25, 2022
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Study Shows Fatal Traffic Stops by Police Dramatically Increasing in U.S. Since 2017 – Blacks Chief Victims

Posted by Luke Kyaw
|Date: April 25, 2022
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Study Shows Fatal Traffic Stops by Police Dramatically Increasing in U.S. Since 2017 – Blacks Chief Victims

By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, DC – Law enforcement officers in the U.S. have killed approximately 600 people d ...

By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, DC – Law enforcement officers in the U.S. have killed approximately 600 people during traffic stops since 2017, according to the non-profit research group Mapping Police Viole ...

April 25, 2022
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Study Show Police Budgets Remain Same after Calls to ‘Defund’ and George Floyd’s Death

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: April 23, 2022
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Study Show Police Budgets Remain Same after Calls to ‘Defund’ and George Floyd’s Death

By Ozzy Hernandez BALTIMORE - A Baltimore-based nonprofit news organization, The Real News Network, recen ...

By Ozzy Hernandez BALTIMORE - A Baltimore-based nonprofit news organization, The Real News Network, recently analyzed hundreds of city budgets nationwide and found that most police services—after gras ...

April 23, 2022
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Warrants Are Now Required for ‘Tower Dumps’ According to Massachusetts State Court

Posted by Katherine Coviello
|Date: April 05, 2022
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Warrants Are Now Required for ‘Tower Dumps’ According to Massachusetts State Court

By Katherine Coviello and Ashleen Herrarte BOSTON, MASS –The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rul ...

By Katherine Coviello and Ashleen Herrarte BOSTON, MASS –The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that police are required to get warrants before accessing “tower dumps.” Tower dumps are the ...

April 05, 2022
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Reckoning with Trayvon Martin’s death – Ten Years Later

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|Date: April 04, 2022
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Reckoning with Trayvon Martin’s death – Ten Years Later

(The Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez NEW YORK, NY — It has been ten years since the untimely death of ...

(The Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez NEW YORK, NY — It has been ten years since the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and yet his passing still echoes a piercing sentiment about racial injustice in ...

April 04, 2022
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Civil Rights Corps Founder Suggests ‘International’ Crime Stories in SF Chronicle Heavily Influenced by Police Narrative

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: March 15, 2022
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Civil Rights Corps Founder Suggests ‘International’ Crime Stories in SF Chronicle Heavily Influenced by Police Narrative

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A recent tweet by founder of Civic Rights Corps, Alec Karakatsani ...

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A recent tweet by founder of Civic Rights Corps, Alec Karakatsanis, exposed San Francisco Chronicle’s alarming story headlines, heavily driven by information fr ...

March 15, 2022
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Independent Audit Reveals Lack of Control from Minneapolis Leadership During George Floyd Protests

Posted by Matthew Torres
|Date: March 10, 2022
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Independent Audit Reveals Lack of Control from Minneapolis Leadership During George Floyd Protests

By Matthew Torres and Ava Schwartzapfel MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Almost two years after the police murder of Geo ...

By Matthew Torres and Ava Schwartzapfel MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Almost two years after the police murder of George Floyd that resulted in unprecedented protests, an “after action review” from independent au ...

March 10, 2022
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