Little-Known Laws Help Sex Trafficking Victims Clear Criminal Records
Advocates for women arrested on prostitution charges want the justice system to adopt a different approach. They say instead of being locked up, many prostitutes should actually be considered victims...
View ArticleTask Force Calls For Independent Probes Of Police-Involved Shootings
Law enforcement agencies should measure community trust the same way they monitor crime rates.
View ArticleSource: Probe Of Ferguson Police Uncovers Racist Comment About Obama
A federal civil rights investigation of the Ferguson, Mo., police force has concluded that the department violated the Constitution with discriminatory policing practices against African Americans,...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Holder Denounces Police Shootings In Missouri
Attorney General Eric Holder has condemned the unknown assailant who shot two police officers overnight in Ferguson, Mo., as a "punk who was trying to sow discord" and said he hoped the "disgusting and...
View ArticleAttorney General Holder Jokes That Republicans Have 'A New Fondness For Me'
Attorney General Eric Holder joked Wednesday that given nearly six months of Senate delays in confirming his successor at the Justice Department, "it's almost as if the Republicans in Congress have...
View ArticleJustice Department Weighs In On Assembly-Line Justice For Children
The Justice Department for the first time is weighing in on a state court case on whether some courts are depriving juveniles of their rights to a lawyer.The department filed a statement of interest in...
View ArticleA Decade After Blowing The Whistle On The FBI, Vindication
Robert Kobus doesn't fit the stereotype of the disgruntled employee. He worked in administrative jobs at the FBI for 34 years, and he says he's seen the bureau at its best."My sister Deborah Kobus was...
View ArticleFormer FBI Agent Speaks Out: 'I Was Not Protected'
Robyn Gritz spent 16 years at the FBI, where she investigated a series of major national security threats.
View ArticleMan Who Shot Reagan Seeks Release From Mental Hospital
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 is making a new push for freedom.John Hinckley Jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to a mental institution for shooting the...
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