But it's hard to believe conservatives who wanted to lock up their political opponents and opposed police-accountability measures are acting out of principle rather than partisanship.
Reinforcing the FBI's suspicions was the whole point of that document, which is likely to remain sealed.
Former Judges Mark A. Ciavarella and Michael T. Conahan are now serving lengthy prison sentences for what became known as the "kids-for-cash" scandal.
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Delaying Glossip's execution until December allows the courts to consider new evidence that might prove his innocence.
Sarra's name was added to the government's official list of unfit caretakers after she briefly ran an errand without her kids in tow.
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Whatever threat it may have posed, the trove of government documents seized by the FBI does not reflect well on the former president's judgment.
The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.
Joe Nathan James appeared to have suffered for hours as prison officials tried to establish an IV for lethal injection.
The former president thought his 2016 opponent should go to prison for recklessly endangering national security.
After the former president dismissed the allegation as a "hoax," multiple sources now report that investigators found top secret and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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As the response to the Mar-a-Lago raid illustrates, Republicans are inconsistent in the other direction.
Garland said the move was in the name of transparency, as part of his pledge that the Justice Department would "speak through its work."
A newly unearthed letter suggests the primary witness against Glossip (and the actual killer) had regrets and made a “mistake.”
A court monitor's report found evidence of neglect and abuse of dementia patients, including signing "do not resuscitate" orders that they could not understand.
Frank Javier Fonseca's punishment, which may amount to a life sentence, is a microcosm for many of the issues with the U.S. criminal legal system.
A mother-daughter arrest in Nebraska was fueled in part by unencrypted Facebook messages police accessed through a warrant.
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Lethal drug raids in Louisville and Houston were based on fishy police affidavits that turned out to be fraudulent.
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It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong and illegal.
It is unclear if, or when, she could be freed by a prisoner exchange.
Michael Picard's free speech rights were violated when he was booked for telling passersby to "Google Jury Nullification."
Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
Travelers caught with small amounts of marijuana at the U.S. border face much less severe punishment.
The lawsuit says police in Rosenberg, Texas, have a history of excessive force and unlawful searches, especially against those with medical vulnerabilities.
So far no one has been held criminally liable for the disastrous drug raid, which was based on a flimsy and falsified search warrant affidavit.
The Harris County, Texas, District Attorney's Office oversees civil forfeitures that make a mockery of justice.
Senators allege Bureau of Prisons officials turned a blind eye to rapidly deteriorating conditions at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.
On average, the minimum requirement for cops is about 650 hours, compared to about 1,300 hours for barbers.
The federal prison system is plagued by corruption and civil rights abuses.
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Here's what's in the $1 billion reauthorization package.
While the task force is a move in the right direction, truancy shouldn't be up for criminal prosecution in the first place.
The Senate majority leader has repeatedly blocked a bill that would address the robbery threat to state-licensed pot shops.
Brookside faces several federal challenges for trying to fund its city by ticketing and towing the cars of anybody they can get away with.
The lawsuit claims that a correctional officer gave male inmates the key to women's housing after accepting a $1,000 bribe.
The city halted its practice of fining graffitied businesses during the pandemic. But now it's firing up its enforcement machine again.
After Amazon admitted it gives Ring footage to police departments upon "emergency" request, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants cops to be able to access any camera at any time.
