The Supreme Court has posted transcripts of today’s oral arguments: Abbott v. Perez (case page at this link) Animal Science Products Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (case page at this link) The post Argument transcripts appeared first on SCOTUSblog....
Under a new law that takes effect July 1, Florida will begin consolidating criminal justice data from multiple agencies, including prisons, law enforcemers, and courts, into a single data base that will make the information easier to access and analyze, reports the Capitol News Service....
Do 1,700 families really account for the vast majority of crime in Mobile, Ala.? PolitiFact scrutinizes that assertion, which was made by State Sen. Bill Hightower during a recent debate among Republican candidates for Alabama governor. In replying to a question about school safety, Hightower...
Richmond, Va., has joined a growing number of American cities and states that are abandoning cash bail for many criminal defendants. The city’s Times-Dispatch reports that Richmond prosecutors will no longer seek cash bail bonds for many of those awaiting trial. In theory, the cash...
Trying to outwit package porch thieves, Amazon on Tuesday rolled out a new program to deliver packages to its members’ parked cars, reports Reuters. The world’s largest online retailer will initiate the service in 37 U.S. cities for customers with newer compatible vehicles. It plans...
The New York Times says that a renewed national gun debate sparked by the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has gotten the attention of a subset of people who are often overlooked: gun control supporters who own guns. Many of these gun owners will never take...