Criminal Justice
Why was a mountain climber prosecuted for climbing a mountain?
When mountain runner Michelino Sunseri climbed and descended Grand Teton in record time last September, he posted information about his route on social media. According to the National Park Service (NPS) and the Justice…
5 years after Breonna Taylor was killed, 1 officer gets 33 months
It's been over five years since the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot during a no-knock police raid at her home in Louisville, Kentucky. On Monday, Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police…
South Florida ICE detention centers feature degrading treatment, alleges report
Detainees at three federal immigration detention centers in South Florida are regularly subjected to medical neglect, overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and mental and physical abuse, according to a new report by three…
Hunter Biden walks free while this Iowa man serves 4 years for the same ‘crime’
On December 1, 2023, after a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Alexander Ledvina was convicted of violating a federal law that bars illegal drug users from owning guns. Exactly a year…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say in new lawsuit they’re being denied access to their attorneys
Detainees at Florida's new immigrant detention camp in the Everglades and several legal aid groups filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday challenging the lack of legal access at the isolated prison. Four current…
Lawyers and families report squalid conditions, lack of legal access at Alligator Alcatraz
Prisoners at Florida's newly opened immigrant detention center in the Everglades are suffering in squalid conditions and are cut off from legal access, according to attorneys, detainees, family members, and lawmakers. …
Why a Trump-appointed judge is torching his court’s approach to qualified immunity
Concurrences are underrated. Though they don't serve as the primary explanation for a court's ruling, they can add crucial context to majority opinions and shape how we interpret them—and the law generally. For a…
Hundreds of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees don’t have criminal records
Hundreds of detainees at a newly opened detention center in the Florida Everglades don't have underlying criminal records, according to a Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation published Sunday. Despite the Trump…
New Jersey journalists face criminal charges for publishing information from a police blotter
Last September, Red Bank Green, a news site covering Red Bank, New Jersey, published information from a local police blotter, including a description of an August 31 arrest for simple assault—an arrest that was expunged the…
Argentina’s former president gets 6 years and a lifetime political ban
In an unprecedented event, Argentina's Supreme Court has confirmed the sentence of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was found guilty in a 2022 corruption case. The leader of modern Peronism in the…
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