Crime and Justice NewsSep 8, 20221 minMichigan Judge Rules 1931 Abortion Ban Unconstitutional The 1931 law criminalizing most abortions in Michigan violates the state constitution, ruled Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher,...
Crime and Justice NewsSep 7, 20221 minOverturn of Roe Prompts More Focus on State Supreme Court RacesAfter the U.S. Supreme Court overturned precedent that protected the right to an abortion nationwide, Illinois Circuit Court Judge...
Crime and Justice NewsSep 2, 20222 minProsecutions of Women Who Use Drugs While Pregnant On the RiseIn the United States, more than 50 women have been prosecuted for child neglect or manslaughter since 1999 because they were found...
Crime and Justice NewsAug 23, 20222 minFetal Personhood Laws Could Criminalize Common Health ActionsAs roughly half the states have moved to enact near-total bans on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June,...