Criminal Justice
Judge Rules Alabama Cannot Segregate Prisoners with HIV
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
NRA Calls for Armed Officers in Every School
Holds press event but doesn't take questions
Grand Jury in Las Vegas Decides Against Indicting Cop Who Shot Unarmed Disabled Gulf War Vet to Death
Police union praises the decision
Seattle PD Loosens Restrictions on Pot-Smoking Recruits
With the stuff legal, the pool of those who haven't smoked in three years is bound to shrink
Busting Sober People for DUI Earns a Utah Trooper an FBI Investigation
She lied on the stand, say judges
TX State Troopers Perform Illegal Body Cavity Searches Over Littering
When the women complained, police threatened them with retaliatory charges
Mom Calls 911 Over Bank Robbery Joke, Police Swarm Bank
Daughter sent a text message implying escaped convicts were at the bank
Former NYPD Officer Gets $340K After Beating By Her Supervisor
Even for cops, that's rude behavior
TN Cop Gets Official Thumbs-Up for Shooting Chained Dog
Just good, clean fun, according to uniformed types
Imprisoned Former Egyptian President Taken to Military Hospital
Allegedly slipped and hurt himself in his cell
N.Y. AG Boots Convicted Sex Offenders Out of Video Game Communities
Based on information given to them by the sex offenders. That sounds trustworthy
Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Pot Collectives
State medical marijuana law does not allow for them
Jury Awards $6.9 Million to Student Molested by LA Teacher
Largest ever for school-related case
Alabama Cops Staged Jailhouse Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges
A man and his girlfriend were picked up for public drunkenness and the man was dead the next morning
Man Accuses Police of Staging Son's Suicide
Says cops are trying to cover up a brutal beating
Police Shoot Man Who Tried to Use a Gun to Remove Guest From His Home
Frustrated home owner called 911, was told by dispatchers to put the gun down
NJ Police Could Have Internal Affairs Managed by the Attorney General's Office
Bias and political influence worrying a lawmaker, who proposed the change in a bill
The Limits of Gun Control in the Wake of the Sandy Hook Massacre
Outrage does not make ill-conceived policies smarter or more effective.
NJ Cops Faces 13 Charges Over One Bogus Arrest
How many abuses did he pull off when the victim wasn't an assemblyman?
U.S. Blocks Expanded Prisoner Rights at U.N. Meeting
Solitary confinement was a particular stumbling block
PA Supreme Court Rules Police Can Impersonate Suspect's Associates in Text Messages
Not a violation of a state anti-wiretap law
Lawsuit Alleges Molestation During Traffic Stop Search in Texas
Officer said he saw the women throw a cigarette butt out the window and smelled marijuana in the car, but no drugs were found
Oakland Continues Fight to Protect Pot Dispensary
Feds try to claim the city lacks standing to defend it from seizure
Outrage in India over Gang Rape of Woman on Bus
Brutal incident leads to public protests over lack of women's safety
Calif. Mayor Beaten in Apparent Random Attack
Assaulted while walking home from holiday party but not robbed
New York Man Charged with Assisting Wife's Suicide
Bought her a gun and taught her to use it
Four Face Treason for Allegedly Plotting to Kill South African President
Are suspected right-wing extremists
Police Killing of Pasadena Teen Ruled Justified
So apparently it's okay to shoot you dead if somebody falsely claims you are armed on a 911 call
