Criminal Justice
White Bar Owner Who Shot and Killed James Scurlock During a Protest Has Been Charged
A local prosecutor initially declined to charge Jake Gardner months ago.
The Arrest of a Bollywood Actor in India Shows All That's Wrong With Media Trials
The frenzy around the case of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and the arrest of his former girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty is the latest case study into how voyeuristic news coverage shapes public opinion.
Bill Barr Had a Lot to Say About Jacob Blake and Mail-In Voting Last Night
The attorney general claimed Blake was "committing a felony" and that states that expand vote-by-mail are "reckless and dangerous."
Kamala Harris's Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison. Now He's Voting for Her.
Jamal Trulove said Harris "celebrated" his conviction for a crime he didn't commit, but urges people to "Rock the Vote for Biden and for Kamala"
Murder of Deaf and Mute Girl Is Latest in String of Rapes Against Children in India
The 13-year-old was found dead inside her school, a day after she went missing.
'Con Air' Is Spreading COVID-19 All Over the U.S. Prison System
Whistleblowers say dozens of prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 after being moved between jails and federal prisons due to a lack of safeguards in the Justice Department.
China Frees a Man Who Spent 27 Years in Jail for Murder He Did Not Commit
Zhang Yuhuan's exoneration points to deeper issues within China's legal system, including its 99.9% conviction rate.
‘I Miss My Mom’: Black Teen Detained for Not Doing Her Homework Was Just Denied Release
The judge ruled it's in the teen's best interest to stay and complete a program in juvenile detention.
Trump’s Justice Department Is Targeting Black Lives Matter Demonstrators as Domestic Terrorists
Attorney General Bill Barr is targeting protesters with harsh, federal prosecutions for civil disturbances that potentially carry decades in prison.
How Trump and Mitch McConnell Have Taken Over the U.S. Court System
The duo has filled 2 Supreme Court Justices, 138 seats in district courts, 51 seats in the higher appellate courts, and 2 judges in courts of international trade.
Inmates Revolted Against a Federal Prison's Coronavirus Response. They Got Tear-Gassed.
Five people have died from COVID-19 at FCI Oakdale I in Louisiana.
Can San Francisco's New DA Change the Way We Think About Crime?
On his third full day on the job, he fired the heads of the gang and homicide units, and at least five other prosecutors.