No rhinos were poached in Kenya last year thanks to better policies
What a huge victory for rhinos!
Former California Assemblyman sentenced to federal prison for money laundering
U.S. District Judge James Donato sentenced the former State Assemblyman to one year and one day in prison and ordered him to pay $685,000 in restitution.
‘I don’t trust the people above me’: Riot squad cops open up about disastrous...
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.
Police and bounty hunters sued after raiding wrong home
“If bail bondsman are allowed to do what our local police department can not do—and that is to enter a house without a warrant…from what I’m being told, it could be any house.”
Shell Oil defeated by Nigerian villagers in oil pollution case
“Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell’s oil.”
Democratic legislators introduce COVID Whistleblower Protection Act
The bill seeks to institute stronger legal whistleblower protections for employees who work for entities that receive COVID-19 relief funds
Former California mayor charged in corruption probe
“No one is above the law. Public officials should be working to benefit the people, not their own bank account.”
Indigenous peoples reclaim the National Bison Range
“We are such a place-based people. To have this land back, to be in control of it, is a fresh, new hope.”
New report shows persistent racial and ethnic disparities in youth incarcerations
While youth incarceration has dropped by almost half over the last decade, Back and American Indian youth are more likely to be incarcerated than white youth.
Police officers suspended after pepper-spraying 9-year-old girl on video
“I’m not going to stand here and tell you that for a 9-year-old to have to be pepper-sprayed is OK. It’s not.”