by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters On March 1, 2019, 38-year-old Adbadalla Thabet arrived at a Bank...
Civil Liberties
Listening to Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July
On this painful Fourth of July 2022, where the hope and delight of our nation’s yearly...
State Leaders Propose Chokehold and Crowd Control Reforms, While at the County Level, Advocates Call for Changes That Go Deeper Than Use-of-Force Policy
After more than two weeks of protests ignited by George Floyd’s death under the knees of...
Op-Ed – Juror Exclusion Laws Unjustly Bar People With Old Felonies From Performing Their Civic Duties
Editor’s Note: Between now and the end of December, NewsMatch will instantly double every...
Ninth Circuit Rules Sheriff’s Deputies “Recklessly” Violated 4th Amendment Rights of Shed-Dwelling Couple in 2010 Shooting
In a 29-page opinion handed down on Friday, July 27, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with...
Wishing Everyone a Happy 4th of July!
Some music to celebrate the beauty and complexity of this nation we all share, beginning with five*...