As the American housing crisis worsens, policymakers, advocates, and residents are considering bold solutions such as public ownership, rent control, and social housing to address the failures of the private housing market.| Davis Vanguard
Rabbi David J. Cooper has spoken out against the killing of his friend, Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist who was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, and criticized the Israeli government and US for failing to hold violent settlers accountable.| Davis Vanguard
Mass incarceration is a costly and ineffective response to crime, and decarceration can help reduce the carceral system's footprint and allow for investment in resources and services that improve health and safety.| Davis Vanguard
The Davis Vanguard is creating a $50,000 Resilience Fund to ensure its continued work of investigating injustice and advocating for civil rights, and is asking for donations to help build long-term sustainability and train the next generation of journalists and advocates.| Davis Vanguard
A coalition of organizations is urging Georgetown University to end disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Jonathan Brown, an Islamic studies scholar, after a controversial tweet he posted during the U.S.-Iran conflict, arguing that the investigation threatens academic freedom and is a result of a bad-faith campaign.| Davis Vanguard
SFPD and the Sheriff's Department spent over $350,000 responding to three anti-ICE protests in June, drawing criticism for deploying surveillance drones and failing to protect demonstrators from individuals falsely claiming to be ICE agents, violating the city's sanctuary city policies.| Davis Vanguard
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to suspend the release of Mahmoud Khalil, re-detain him, and stay a lower court ruling that blocked his deportation, affirming that the government cannot pursue his removal based on the likely unconstitutional foreign policy charge.| Davis Vanguard
A coalition of public interest groups has filed an Application for Review with the FCC, urging them to reverse the Wireline Competition Bureau's suspension of 2024 rules aimed at lowering the cost of phone calls from prisons.| Davis Vanguard
The California Supreme Court ruled that the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) does not apply to all cases involving medical injury, expanding the path to justice for victims of negligence.| Davis Vanguard
A federal judge has issued an injunction halting the Trump administration's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, allowing them to remain in the US while litigation continues.| Davis Vanguard
Eviction is not only a housing emergency but a public health crisis, with research showing that it can lead to premature birth, psychological stress, and other negative health outcomes, particularly for Black mothers and children.| Davis Vanguard
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero has denounced recent federal immigration enforcement operations at courthouses throughout the state, warning that such actions threaten to undermine access to the judicial system and deter witnesses and victims from coming forward.| Davis Vanguard
The Trump administration plans to use Fort Dix, a U.S. Army post in New Jersey, to detain immigrants, which is unnecessary, costly, and dehumanizing, and the ACLU of New Jersey calls on Congress to speak out against this use of military bases as immigration detention centers.| Davis Vanguard
Local jails are a critical part of the federal deportation infrastructure, relying on voluntary cooperation with ICE, and states have responded differently to the Trump administration's efforts to expand its use of these facilities.| Davis Vanguard
Several U.S. states are looking to European-style prisons, which prioritize rehabilitation over punishment, to improve prison conditions in America, despite facing political and financial barriers.| Davis Vanguard
The National Consumer Law Center has found that pay-to-stay fees are authorized in more than half of U.S. states, resulting in the seizure of inheritances from incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people, disproportionately affecting low-income and Black families and hindering wealth transfer and economic stability.| Davis Vanguard
The Riverside County Democratic Party criticized the Board of Supervisors for not creating a civilian committee to ensure law enforcement accountability, citing data showing that Riverside and San Bernardino counties were responsible for almost 20 percent of the state's in-custody deaths between 2011 and 2022.| Davis Vanguard
David Dickson's conviction for the 1984 murder of Deborah Wilson was overturned after 30 years due to prosecutorial misconduct and false testimony from a jailhouse informant, allowing him to plead guilty to a lesser charge and be released from prison.| Davis Vanguard
For seven hours on July 9, 170 residents of the carceral state became immersed in a sound stage-like environment during the Inside Knowledge journalism symposium, an event co-facilitated by Justice for Everybody (JFE) at the Yale Institute for Incarceration and Public Safety (YIIPS) and the resident-founded Carceral Studies Journalism Guild (CSJG).| Davis Vanguard
Despite years of criticism, California's state housing laws have been successful in encouraging cities to build more homes, as evidenced by the recent progress made in San Diego County cities such as Encinitas, Del Mar, and San Marcos.| Davis Vanguard
