The Case of the Black and Blue Bruise: Shakespearean Drama in San Francisco
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 28, 2012
An ethics hearing Tuesday is the latest in the unfolding drama surrounding San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.
Categories: Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: domesticviolence, edlee, elianalopez, rossmirkarimi, sanfranciscosheriff
Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala
ProPublica, News Report, Posted: May 25, 2012
In 1982, a squad of Guatemalan army commandos stormed the village of Dos Erres and slaughtered more than 250 men, women and children.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: death, dos erres, guatemala, justice, massacre, murder, squad
Two Men Charged in Killing of Chinese Students in Los Angeles
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: May 25, 2012
Two men suspected in the killings of two Chinese students and charged Tuesday with capital murder may face the death penalty.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: los angeles, murder, two chinese students, USC campus, wrongful death
Was Oakland PD's Proposed Crowd Control Policy Illegal?
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: May 25, 2012
Just before the biggest Occupy protests in months, the Oakland Police Department announced new reforms to its crowd control policy.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Law & Justice, Occupy Protests, Top Stories
Tags: oaklandcrowdcontrol, oaklandpolice, occupyoakland, opd
Gordon Hirabayashi to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2012
What do musician Bob Dylan, former astronaut John Glenn, and noted author Toni Morrison have in common with Gordon Hirabayashi? They are among 13 individuals who will soon be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Living
Tags: discrimination, freedom, gordon, Hirabayashi, honor, japanese, justice, medal, presidential
Half of Prison Exonerees Are African-American
The NorthStar News, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2012
Half of the 873 individuals released from prison in the past 23 years after serving time for crimes they did not commit were African American.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Shame on You, Dharun Ravi: The Boy who Can’t Say Sorry
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: May 23, 2012
Dharun Ravi finally wept. But it had nothing to do with Tyler Clementi, his former roommate who jumped off the George Washington bridge.
Categories: Asian, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: clementi, cyberbullying, dharun, mother, rutgers, south asian, suicide, tyler, weeping
Native Americans Protest Alleged Hate Crime in S. Dakota
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: May 22, 2012
Nearly 700 protestors met in Rapid City on Monday to march in support of Vernon Traversie, a Cheyenne River tribal member.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Law & Justice
Tags: cheyenne, rapidcityprotest, southdakotatribes, VernonTraversie
Vietnam: Four Religious Advocates Facing Trial for Social Activism
HRW, News Report, Posted: May 22, 2012
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release four Catholic activists accused of conducting propaganda against the state and drop the charges against them, Human Rights Watch said today.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: arrests, dissidents, human rights, vietnam
First Defendant in Sinha Murder Trial Will Serve No Jail Time
India-West, News Report, Posted: May 19, 2012
One of the five teens changed with the 2010 fatal attack of Divyendu Sinha, a New Jersey professor, will serve no jail time.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, South Asian
Tags: 2010 fatal attack, Divyendu Sinha, New Jersey professor, no jail time, sons, wife
Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed, first Asian female circuit judge
Bolsavik.come, News Report, Posted: May 18, 2012
President Barack Obama praised Judge Nguyen as “a trailblazer, displaying an outstanding commitment to public service throughout her career.”
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice
Tags: displaying an outstanding commitment to public service throughout her career.”, President Barack Obama praised Judge Nguyen as “a trailblazer
Witnesses Fear Police Retribution in Oakland
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: May 16, 2012
Witnesses to the shooting death of Oakland resident Alan Blueford by local law enforcement say fear of police retribution keeps them silent.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: oaklandpolicedepartment, oaklandshooting, oaklandviolence, opdshooting
FBI Considering Hate Crime Charge in Trayvon Martin Death
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 15, 2012
George Zimmerman, the watchman from Florida charged in the killing of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin, could face federal hate crime charges.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: could face federal hate crime charges, George Zimmerman, Orlando’s WFTV reports., the volunteer neighborhood watchman from Florida charged in the killing of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin
ACLU Sues ICE for Shackling Immigrants in Court
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2012
Detainees file into San Francisco immigration court linked together like a “chain-gang,” bound at their wrists, waists and ankles.
Categories: Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: aclu, class action, felony, immigrants, lawsuit, psychological, shackled, treatment
San Francisco Mayor Signs Civil Rights Ordinance
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 10, 2012
Civil rights advocates are celebrating new legislation signed into law by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.
Categories: Audio, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: civil rights, ed lee, fib, jttf, mayor, ordinance, police, san francisco, security, supervisors, surveillance
Cornel West Convicted of Disorderly Conduct Over 'Stop and Frisk' Protest
Loop21, News Report, Posted: May 07, 2012
West and 19 other protestors protested the controversial NYPD practice.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Asian-American Fishermen Sue BP for Racial Discrimination
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: May 05, 2012
Vietnamese and Cambodian fishermen in New Orleans see their livelihoods crushed a by the BP spill.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: bp, cambodian, fishermen, katrina, livelihood, New orleans, oil, spill, vietnamese
Prominent Scientist Loses Berkeley Homes After Prolonged Battle With City
New America Media/India-West, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2012
The achievements of a Bangladeshi American scientist meant nothing in an Alameda County, Calif., courtroom where he lost ownership of two houses that became blighted.
Categories: Collaborative Reporting, Law & Justice, News, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: auctioned, battle with Berkeley, houses in receivership, Nobel laureate, public nuisance, scientist