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State lawmakers consider bill on when juveniles could be tried as adults
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 3 hours agoState lawmakers are considering a bill that would automatically transfer young offenders out of...
Moriarty unapologetic over Londregan charges; trooper's lawyer calls county attorney's remarks...
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 2 days agoHennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty went on the offensive Monday, saying she is making no...
Felon voting rights | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News
The Maui News· 5 days agoIn half the states, including California, people convicted of felonies who have served their time in prison re-enter their communities with the right to vote automatically and immediately restored ...
Is Mississippi’s parole system broken?
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis story was originally published by Mississippi Today. This is the first of a year-long look at Mississippi’s parole system. At 17, James Williams III...
Pro Tem Treat reflects on the 59th Oklahoma Legislature regular session
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe 59th Oklahoma Legislature regular session has come to a close and Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat...
Black leaders call out Trump's criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
Stamford Advocate· 4 days agoIt's the same courthouse where five Black and Latino youths were wrongly convicted 34 years ago in the beating and rape of a white female jogger. The former president famously took out a newspaper ...
Can State Supreme Courts Preserve—or Expand—Rights?
The New Yorker· 2 days agoOn many issues, he writes, “the state courts in recent years have gone from being civil-rights followers to leaders.” In 1997, glad, along with two Vermont lawyers, filed a lawsuit on behalf ...
Lawmakers target nonprofit boards
Politico· 1 day agoTODAY’s QUESTION: What Chicago landmark is named for the child of an attorney who was instrumental in getting Al Capone convicted of tax evasion? Retired water commissioner ...
Texas gives $125 million to rural sheriffs and prosecutors for pay increases
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 5 days agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the...
Mexico Breaks the Glass Ceiling
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMore than 30,000 people have been murdered each year since AMLO took office. Wary of previous bloody drug wars, AMLO instituted a security strategy of...
