After the Parkland, Fl. massacre galvanized gun politics in the U.S., gun support has been on a steady decline. A striking number of Democratic candidates in midterm elections, from congressional contests in the Rocky Mountains to governor’s races in the Deep South, are disparaging the National...
The first round of the inaugural Global Legal Hackathon took place in 40 cities across 20 countries in February, bringing together representatives of law schools, law firms, in-house law departments, legal tech companies, government entities and services providers with a common purpose of speeding the...
While doctors are prescribing fewer opioids, criminal organizations have been capitalizing on the nation’s rising opioid dependency by producing and distributing an abundant supply of illicit and lethal drugs, says a new study. The research, published by the American Action Forum, found that fatalities from heroin...
London saw more murders in February and March than New York City (37 vs. 32), for apparently the first time, reports Reason.com. This has led to calls for both heavier policing and social media censorship. London’s murder number total for 2018 so far is now...
After the Parkland, Fl. massacre galvanized gun politics in the U.S., a striking number of Democratic candidates in midterm elections, from congressional contests in the Rocky Mountains to governor’s races in the Deep South, are disparaging the National Rifle Association, a group with deep pockets,...
It seems that everywhere we turn, there is another story about how the traditional, enclosed shopping mall is facing a slow and painful death. Big box and other brick and mortar stores are closing, and mall landlords are desperate to fill increasingly empty space. To...
California crime victims and law enforcement leaders are urging urged voters to support a ballot initiative that would roll back parts of 2014 and 2016 measures that critics say impede investigations and free violent offenders too soon, the Associated Press reports. Crime Victims United of...
The White House said Tuesday that President Trump believes he has the authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lawmakers from both parties warned against doing so, after the FBI raided properties tied to the president’s longtime lawyer. Senate Majority...
In the upper room of an old bar in Brooklyn, a 66-year-old African-American man who has been in and out of the criminal justice system his entire life sits across from a young public defender in New York City, just starting out in her career....
At Law360 (subscription required), Jimmy Hoover reports that “[i]n his first year on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has staked out a position in the court’s far right camp, but the junior justice has yet to face the most controversial decisions.” At...