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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

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|Date: June 26, 2020
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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecut ...

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College – spearheaded by Bay Area public defenders and San Francisco District A ...

June 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.

By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a whis ...

By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a whistleblower complaint against me over my blog posts where I highlighted the role of prosecutors i ...

June 25, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his offi ...

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his office work to promote racial justice, he invited them to join him in taking a racial equity pledge ...

June 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan

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|Date: June 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan

Editor's note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint f ...

Editor's note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint filed against Public Defender Sajid Khan. “I am withdrawing the county complaint that addressed ...

June 24, 2020
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Hundreds Participate in Father’s Day March to Protest Racial Injustice

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|Date: June 22, 2020
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Hundreds Participate in Father’s Day March to Protest Racial Injustice

Davis - A crowd estimated at 750 people in Davis—perhaps larger—comprised of children and community membe ...

Davis - A crowd estimated at 750 people in Davis—perhaps larger—comprised of children and community members of all races and ethnicities walked 2.6 miles on Sunday from Playfields Park on Research Par ...

June 22, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken t ...

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken to the streets and the nation has been debating policing and the legacy of racism. Everyday Inju ...

June 22, 2020
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Black Men Found Dead in SoCal Desert and Manhattan, Reminiscent of South Lynchings

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|Date: June 15, 2020
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Black Men Found Dead in SoCal Desert and Manhattan, Reminiscent of South Lynchings

A Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in Palmdale; Before Him, Another Black Man Found Hanging from a Tre ...

A Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in Palmdale; Before Him, Another Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in San Bernardino County; An Unidentified Man Found Hanging Similarly in Manhattan Park – Peo ...

June 15, 2020
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Davis Mr. Pickle’s Permanently Closed after Owner Calls BLM ‘the Flip Side of the KKK’

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|Date: June 11, 2020
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Davis Mr. Pickle’s Permanently Closed after Owner Calls BLM ‘the Flip Side of the KKK’

What started with an employee wearing a “Black Lives Matter” button and the manager objecting has led to ...

What started with an employee wearing a “Black Lives Matter” button and the manager objecting has led to the decision by the corporate headquarters to permanently close Mr. Pickle’s in Davis. The comp ...

June 11, 2020
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Letter: Cool Davis Statement on Recent Events

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|Date: June 10, 2020
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Letter: Cool Davis Statement on Recent Events

In light of the deeply disturbing events transpiring across our nation, Cool Davis is looking inward and ...

In light of the deeply disturbing events transpiring across our nation, Cool Davis is looking inward and evaluating our work in our community and the influence we bring across the organizations and in ...

June 10, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

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|Date: June 06, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrest ...

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrests, rubber bullets, pepper spray, concussion grades and teargas—prompting four congresswomen to ...

June 06, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID- ...

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19 has raised those stakes to the potential that even a minor arrest or incarceration will lead ...

June 05, 2020
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NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

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|Date: June 04, 2020
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NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

By Linh Nguyen The NAACP is addressing the recent acts of police brutality against Black lives, and has c ...

By Linh Nguyen The NAACP is addressing the recent acts of police brutality against Black lives, and has called for justice for the Black lives lost to police brutality and shared the means by how raci ...

June 04, 2020
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reacts to George Floyd’s Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2020
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California Legislative Black Caucus Reacts to George Floyd’s Death

The California Legislative Black Caucus offered sobering words for Californians on Tuesday during a press ...

The California Legislative Black Caucus offered sobering words for Californians on Tuesday during a press conference, but also the hope of change for the future. “When you have spent the vast majority ...

June 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Condemning Floyd’s Death, Reisig Forgets about the Galvan Brothers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Condemning Floyd’s Death, Reisig Forgets about the Galvan Brothers

Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last night put out a statement by the California District Attorneys Associatio ...

Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last night put out a statement by the California District Attorneys Association condemning racism and bigotry—in so doing he conveniently forgot his own role in perpetuating ...

May 31, 2020
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Guest Commentary: End the Dying of Black America

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|Date: May 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: End the Dying of Black America

By Gloria Partida As we hunker down in our Covid-19 mandated shelter in place, we have the false sense th ...

By Gloria Partida As we hunker down in our Covid-19 mandated shelter in place, we have the false sense that the world has slowed, become safer, more sustainable. While we look for ways to maintain ord ...

May 30, 2020
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Death of George Floyd Sparks Public Outcry, Call to End Institutionalized Racism and Police Brutality

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|Date: May 29, 2020
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Death of George Floyd Sparks Public Outcry, Call to End Institutionalized Racism and Police Brutality

By Linh Nguyen Following the killing of George Floyd by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, ...

By Linh Nguyen Following the killing of George Floyd by an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, the National Black Police Association issued a statement seeking justice by calling for immedia ...

May 29, 2020
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The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Man’s Appeal Claiming Biased Trial

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|Date: April 09, 2020
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The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Man’s Appeal Claiming Biased Trial

By Juan Garcia Urrutia DALLAS, Texas - On April 6, the Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari to one o ...

By Juan Garcia Urrutia DALLAS, Texas - On April 6, the Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari to one of the Texas Seven who claims an unfair trial after discovering that the judge who sentenced him ...

April 09, 2020
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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2020
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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of ...

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of the platforms that has exploded is Zoom. There are a lot of advantages to the platform and, i ...

April 01, 2020
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My View: Discrimination Incidents Rise Against Asian Americans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2020
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My View: Discrimination Incidents Rise Against Asian Americans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

There have been debates all over the internet as to why it was inadvisable for President Trump to refer t ...

There have been debates all over the internet as to why it was inadvisable for President Trump to refer to coronavirus as “Chinese” or “Wuhan” virus. On Thursday, the President told a briefing he woul ...

March 28, 2020
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Fired Louisiana Prosecutor Had ‘Whites Only’ Sign in Property He Owned

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|Date: March 27, 2020
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Fired Louisiana Prosecutor Had ‘Whites Only’ Sign in Property He Owned

Jason Brown, who has worked in several parish DA's offices, was accused of using illegal tactics to win a ...

Jason Brown, who has worked in several parish DA's offices, was accused of using illegal tactics to win at least one case before arriving in Calcasieu Parish, where he was terminated over alleged dish ...

March 27, 2020
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