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Lawmakers look at allowing judges to resentence people serving long prison terms
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWashington Senate lawmakers on Thursday discussed legislation that would enable judges to review and...
New York lawmakers discuss bail and judicial discretion at budget hearing as Hochul pushes changes
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoALBANY — New York lawmakers discussed public safety Tuesday with court and state officials during a sweeping budget hearing held as Gov. Hochul pushes to once again overhaul the state’s bail ...
Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFormer film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse in February 2020. (Seth...
Leon County Judge, Seat 1: A voter's guide to the 2022 primary election
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBasic info Type of race: Non-partisan Who can vote: All registered voters What's next: If one of the...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Decisions on Guns and Abortion Relied Heavily on History. But Whose...
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJustices say that history is a more legitimate way to interpret the Constitution, but they are...
Upstate N.Y. Republican lawmaker pitches bail compromise, new commission to steer judicial...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoALBANY — An upstate Republican lawmaker believes there’s a path to bipartisan compromise on bail. As Gov. Hochul butts heads with her fellow Democrats over her plan to once again amend New York ...
Former Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy urges Hochul to call special session on rising violence, bail reform
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Lt. Governor Bob Duffy has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders in the state legislature...
Fact check: In Alabama, sentencing varies for illegal abortion, rape
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: In Alabama, a doctor who provides a rape-related abortion gets a more severe penalty than...
Tennessee Supreme Court strikes down juvenile life sentence law
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuveniles convicted of first-degree murder no longer face a mandatory 51-year sentence after the...
Harvey Weinstein Breaks Silence After 2020 Rape Conviction Was Overturned
TheBlast via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMEGA The highest court in New York overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction due to...