A new agreement requiring the New York Police Department to change how it handles property seized during arrests likely will hasten the return of cellphones, cash and other items, the Wall Street Journal reports. A judge approved a settlement on Monday of a federal lawsuit...
A federal court ruling could force Florida to fix a massive backlog of re-enfranchisement cases ahead of the November election. Federal judge Mark Walker ruled this month that 1.5 million Floridians’ right to vote has been affected by a “scheme” to bend the people’s collective...
A group of executives assembled by Humana co-founder David Jones Sr. could help pay for Louisville initiatives aimed at curbing the homicide rate, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. “There has been an interest among many leaders in that room about where the city can improve as...
A new poll from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation found widespread public support for rehabilitation efforts in local criminal justice systems, reports FiveThirtyEight.com. It’s the latest survey to show that Americans are generally in favor of reforms like reducing sentences for nonviolent...
The United States Department of State has again listed the crime threat in the Bahamas as "critical" and warned U.S. tourists to take safety measures while visiting the country. The warning was issued by the U.S. Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) which just published the the...
When certiorari was granted in City of Hays, Kansas v. Vogt, a surface reading of the record and the “Question Presented” made the case seem easy: Does the Fifth Amendment apply at a preliminary (or probable cause) hearing rather than just at trial? The constitutional...