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President Trump declared April as “Second Chance Month.” In an order signed on Friday, he said that the U.S. this month should emphasize “the need to prevent crime on our streets, to respect the rule of law by prosecuting individuals who break the law, and...
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In a Saturday tweet from Florida, President Trump took aim at California Gov. Jerry Brown for pardoning five immigrants who were facing deportation, reports the Washington Post. Trump said that, “Governor Jerry ‘Moonbeam’ Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include (1) Kidnapping and...
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The Trump administration no longer will automatically exempt pregnant women from detention in Immigration and Customs Enforcement cases, the agency has announced, ABC News reports. Critics call the move “an egregious human rights offense.” In December, ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan superseded a previous memo...
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Kevin Carwile has been removed from his job running the U.S. Justice Department’s death penalty unit after the New York Times inquired about a series of grievances against him, including complaints that he promoted gender bias and a “sexualized environment.” Carwile fostered a culture of...
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As commercial bail has become a $2 billion industry, bail bondsman are the payday lenders of criminal justice, offering quick relief to desperate customers at high prices, the New York Times reports. When clients cannot afford to pay the bond company’s fee to get them...
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National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent went on a conservative radio show Friday evening and lobbed another round of insults at the most outspoken survivors of the Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl., McClatchy Newspapers reports. Nugent...
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If the federal government funds more research on gun violence, what might that include? Congress’ 1996 Dickey amendment restricts studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. A new federal funding bill says the 1996 measure doesn’t ban federally-funded research, but it’s not clear what...
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The Supreme Court added one new case to its merits docket for next term, bringing the total number of cases slated for oral argument in the fall to eight. The grant came in Stokeling v. United States, in which the justices will once again interpret...
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Louisiana is the only state that allows non-unanimous verdicts in felony cases, and the result discriminates against black defendants, reports The Advocate. The unique law did not happen by accident. The drafters of the state constitution adopted in 1898 aimed to “perpetuate the supremacy of...
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James Comey is about to be the focus of a “full-on media swoonfest” as the fired FBI director embarks on a 10-city tour to promote his memoir, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” which publishes April 17, writes media columnist Margaret Sullivan in the...