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Looking Back: President Obama and Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: August 29, 2021
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Looking Back: President Obama and Wrongful Convictions

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 ...

August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

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|Date: November 20, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

It was a far cry from the aggressive law enforcement tactics at Standing Rock itself, but it was a strang ...

It was a far cry from the aggressive law enforcement tactics at Standing Rock itself, but it was a strange and ominous sign on the local front. On Tuesday, the Vanguard was on Second Street in Davis c ...

November 20, 2016
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President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

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|Date: October 23, 2015
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President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said T ...

President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said Thursday “that the Black Lives Matter movement had given voice to the anger and discontent over ...

October 23, 2015
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Analysis: Is there a Ferguson Effect?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2015
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Analysis: Is there a Ferguson Effect?

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story showing a rise in homicides in some cities. As we noted yesterd ...

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story showing a rise in homicides in some cities. As we noted yesterday, there is a pushback in Texas against shootings of police officers. There is a belief by som ...

September 02, 2015
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President Takes Bold Step on Climate Change

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|Date: August 04, 2015
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President Takes Bold Step on Climate Change

Initiative Sets Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants One Monday, President Obama announced his “Cl ...

Initiative Sets Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants One Monday, President Obama announced his “Clean Power Plan,” calling it the biggest step taken to date to combat climate change. The plan s ...

August 04, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: Obama’s Turn on Mass Incarceration and Social Justice Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: Obama’s Turn on Mass Incarceration and Social Justice Issues

As I have stated many times on this site, I was expecting a lot more of President Obama on issues of race ...

As I have stated many times on this site, I was expecting a lot more of President Obama on issues of race and mass incarceration than what we got in his first term to term and a half of office. We hav ...

July 20, 2015
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President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2015
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President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In r ...

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In recent years, concern over the rise of mass incarceration and its impact on poverty and standard ...

July 18, 2015
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President Obama Eulogizes Those Killed in Charleston

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2015
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President Obama Eulogizes Those Killed in Charleston

President Obama delivered the following remarks in his eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckne ...

President Obama delivered the following remarks in his eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston’s campus. President Obama: Giving all praise and honor to God. T ...

June 29, 2015
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2015
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a gr ...

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a greater degree of transparency, to hopefully rebuild the trust between police and communities. Pr ...

May 19, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Obama To Demilitarize the Police?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Obama To Demilitarize the Police?

The New York Times is reporting that President Obama today will “ban the federal provision of some types ...

The New York Times is reporting that President Obama today will “ban the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments and sharply restrict the availability o ...

May 18, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

The recent incidents in South Carolina and Baltimore, on top of the incidents from last year in Ferguson ...

The recent incidents in South Carolina and Baltimore, on top of the incidents from last year in Ferguson and Staten Island, have led most people to believe we need to reform police oversight and accou ...

May 04, 2015
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Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Immigration Reform

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|Date: March 14, 2015
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Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Immigration Reform

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the Attorneys General from 14 states and the District of Columbia f ...

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the Attorneys General from 14 states and the District of Columbia filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the U.S. government’s emergency request that Presid ...

March 14, 2015
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President Orders Review of Military Surplus to Local Law Enforcement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2014
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President Orders Review of Military Surplus to Local Law Enforcement

On Saturday, as national issues began to move in directions parallel to local controversies, President Ba ...

On Saturday, as national issues began to move in directions parallel to local controversies, President Barack Obama ordered a comprehensive review of the federal 1033 program, which will consider whet ...

August 24, 2014
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Garamendi Supports President’s Plan to Help Students Pay Off Debt

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2014
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Garamendi Supports President’s Plan to Help Students Pay Off Debt

Congressman John Garamendi, a former University of California Regent and California State University Trus ...

Congressman John Garamendi, a former University of California Regent and California State University Trustee who represents the UC Davis community in Congress, praised President Obama's decision to ea ...

June 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2014
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EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

In a sweeping move, the EPA will announce later today that it will mandate power plants in the US to cut ...

In a sweeping move, the EPA will announce later today that it will mandate power plants in the US to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the rule wi ...

June 02, 2014
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Will Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualify for November Ballot in California?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2014
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Will Marijuana Legalization Measure Qualify for November Ballot in California?

Given policy shifts by the Obama administration and the passage of marijuana legalization in Colorado and ...

Given policy shifts by the Obama administration and the passage of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington, it was widely expected that California could see a marijuana legalization measure, ...

March 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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