Leaders in Missouri’s GOP-controlled House issued a stinging rebuke of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday evening, calling on the state’s chief executive to resign as scandals continue to consume his administration, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. “When leaders lose the ability to effectively lead...
After almost a year of doubt and weeks of waiting for movement at the Oklahoma Capitol, lawmakers advanced seven bills that would mark the state’s next step in criminal justice reform, The Oklahoman reports. Senate Floor Leader Greg Treat said the proposals that could reach...
The killing of a Massachusetts police officer has some Republicans calling for the reinstatement of the state’s death penalty for the murder of law enforcement officers, the Associated Press reports. Recent attempts to restore capital punishment in the state have faltered, most recently after the...
The Supreme Court has posted transcripts of today’s oral arguments: Lagos v. United States (case page at this link) Washington v. United States (case page at this link) The post Argument transcripts appeared first on SCOTUSblog....
Marking 25 years since the Branch Davidian siege near Waco, Tx., the Austin American-Statesman reviews the episode that exposed shortcomings in policy and tactics in the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Both agencies made major changes after the siege to...
A black former Minnesota FBI counterterrorism agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking classified documents to a reporter, saying he knew it was illegal but felt he had to act against a culture in the bureau that often treats minority communities with suspicion and disrespect, the...