NY Agreement Near On Rollback of 2019 Bail Reform Law
New York state would allow judges to set bail for more offenses and make it easier to hold repeat offenders pending trial as part of a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Many Texas Border Arrestees Face Only Trespassing Charges
For the past year, thousands of Texas National Guard members and state troopers have been sweeping through brush along the Rio Grande and...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
ICE Attorneys Told to Dismiss Non-Serious Immigration Cases
The Biden administration has authorized Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys to dismiss certain immigration enforcement cases if...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
People Living in Homes With Guns Face More Dangers, Study Says
Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones. A new study suggests people who live with handgun...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Supreme Court Broadens Reach of Malicious Prosecution Actions
A Brooklyn man who tried to sue police for malicious prosecution under a federal civil rights law won his case in the Supreme Court, the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Cryptocurrency Scam Victims Get No Help From Authorities
As cryptocurrency investment in the U.S. skyrockets, scams are rapidly multiplying in the lightly regulated province of crypto, with each...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Jurors, Legislators Urge Clemency in Texas Woman's Death Penalty Case
Melissa Lucio was convicted in Texas of beating and killing her daughter and sentenced to death, but a large contingent of supporters,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Dallas Police Change Policy After Two Mass Shootings In Two Weeks
Dallas police officers were at a concert over the weekend, but left before a shooting that led to one death and at least 16 people...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Road Rage Killings, Injuries Double Pre-Pandemic Numbers
Road-rage shootings killed or injured an average of 44 people a month in 2021, says a new study by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund....
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Jackson Confirmation Set; Grassley Voting No on Criminal Justice Issue
The Senate Judiciary Committee moved Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to the Supreme Court on Monday, when senators aired grievances...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Second Suspect Arrested in Sacramento Mass Killing
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12 in Sacramento, the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Putin Prosecution For War Crimes Unlikely In International Agencies
Even before the outrage over hundreds of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine was accusing Russia of committing war crimes, and many...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 1 min
States Considering New Ways of Combatting Fentanyl Crisis
Twenty years into a nationwide opioid crisis, state governments are taking matters into their own hands to deal with fentanyl, a drug 50...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Could Jan. 6 Panel Referral to DOJ on Trump Harm Prosecution Odds?
Should the House Jan. 6 committee ask the Justice Department to pursue a criminal case against Donald Trump? It’s a question with...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Georgia To Pay $4.8M To Family of Black Man Killed by State Trooper
The state of Georgia will pay $4.8 million to the family of a 60-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a state trooper in 2020...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 2 min
In Defeat For 'Defund Police,' D.C. Mayor Seeks 347 More Officers
Two years ago, the Washington, D.C., Council trimmed the police budget, heeding calls for a smaller force amid demonstrations over social...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Jury Selection Begins on FL Shooter Cruz' Potential Death Penalty
Jury selection began Monday in a trial to decide whether the gunman in the 2018 Parkland high-school shooting should be sentenced to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Ukrainian Refugees Wait For Admission to U.S. At Mexican Border
A list of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter the U.S. is kept on a yellow legal pad on a folding table inside a blue camping tent, a few...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 2 min
House Passes Second Weed Bill, Enactment Unlikely
For the second time in two years, a wide-reaching bill to legalize marijuana under federal law passed the house on Friday, with a 220-204...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Few Seek Treatment Help Under Oregon Drug Decriminalization
Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs after being told it was a way to fundn recovery centers that...
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