US Marshal Found Guilty of Obstruction in Drunken Shooting
A jury found U.S. Marshall Matthew Itkowitz guilty of obstruction of justice for making misleading statements to LAPD homicide detectives in order to justify killing a man. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
DOJ Opens Investigation into Police Suspect Killed by Spinal Injuries
The Baltimore police department is under scrutiny, with a criminal investigation now being opened, after a suspect died while in police custody. Although the officers claim they did not use force, video footage shows otherwise.
There were 61 victims of gun violence in Chicago during Christmas weekend
The number of homicides in the city skyrocketed this year.
Millions of women in Mexico join ‘Day Without Us’ strike to protest gender-based violence
"The point is for there to really be a loss, that is, for this day to happen without us. ...It had to be something like this, radical and cutting, so that the loss for everyone would be seen, or rather the absence, the lack of our presence."
Climate change as genocide
Inaction equals annihilation.
Unite the Right organizer: ‘DeAndre Harris was a miscarriage of justice.’
"General District Judge Robert H. Downer Jr. said Friday that it was clear Harris did not intend to harm the complainant."
A 12-step program to opioid justice
Finding peace amid the new opium wars.
Harvard Law Review rejects Palestinian scholar’s essay on Gaza genocide, igniting debate on academic...
This decision has sparked debates about academic freedom and the suppression of Palestinian voices in legal academia.
Body cam video shows Houston police killing pedestrian during pursuit
The Houston Police Department recently released body cam footage of an officer driving onto the sidewalk during a vehicle pursuit and fatally...
Ex-felons could soon get their voting rights back in Florida
Many believe that if this amendment passes, it will reshape "electoral politics" in the swing state.