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Election: What Circuit Judge candidates say about racial disparities in the courtroom
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCircuit Court handles capital offenses and all other felonies as well as civil matters of cases with...
SF Police Commission passes policy fighting racially-biased pretext stops
KRON via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — On Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Commission voted to enact a...
Advocates hope automatic voter registration diversifies Minn. jury pools
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProposed legislation to automatically register all eligible voters would likely boost turnout at the ballot box, but some believe that expanding Minnesota's voter rolls could also bring greater ...
Criminal justice panel says California should pay restitution to victims, ban some traffic stops
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBryant Mangum at his home in August 2021 in Los Angeles. Magnum says he's been racially profiled and...
Second Erie drug kingpin wins early release from life sentence for dealing crack in 1990s
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe second defendant from Erie to be sentenced to life in federal prison as a convicted drug kingpin...
'The police come here to hunt': Brazilian cops kill at 9 times the rate of U.S. law enforcement
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe steep rise in police violence has been celebrated by President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pushed...
Indepth: There's more than no cash bail in Illinois' pretrial detention system overhaul
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBeginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it...
Congress' leading crypto skeptic is a Southern California congressman
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSept. 2020 photo of Rep. Brad Sherman on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool) Rep. Brad...
NYC Parents Rally Against Mandated Reporting Policies for Educators
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUpdated Parents and advocates held a virtual rally on Thursday calling for New York state to...
Equity Element Group holds Town Hall meeting at Victor Valley College
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of the Equity Element Group held their first-ever Town Hall on Monday at Victor Valley...