Within 24 hours after the shooting of Harith Augustus by Chicago police on July 14, the Chicago Police Department released body camera footage to the public. The video is less than a minute long and lacks sound, but the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, a...
The nomination of Ryan Bounds to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was dropped by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after it became clear that several Republicans would oppose him over racially charged writings in his record, reports Politico. The move came...
Exploring legal software options can be a daunting task. Where do you start? How do you know you are making the right investment? Will the software meet your team’s needs? No matter if you are shopping for a team of one or a team of...
Last year, reporter David Migoya of the Denver Post was looking into an appeal filed by convicted murderer Aaron Thompson, but could find no mention of the case — either his conviction or the appeal — on any of the public-record computers the state provides...
America’s aging prison population is putting new strains on health care costs for state corrections authorities, according to a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts. In order to cope with the cost of caring for inmates growing older and sicker behind bars, prison officials are taking...
The son of two Chicago police officers, Edward Muhammad Johnson was 12 when he witnessed his father shoot his mother six times before turning the gun on himself. Decades later, he is suspected of attacking and killing Minnesota corrections officer Joseph Gomm. At 42 years...