Woman Struck by Train While Locked in Police Car To Get $8.5 Million Settlement
Yareni Rios was severely injured after a train struck a police car she had been placed in after being arrested in 2022.
Yareni Rios was severely injured after a train struck a police car she had been placed in after being arrested in 2022.
Law enforcement could arrest those they suspect of crossing into the state illegally—and they’d be “immune from liability for damages.”
Their cases illustrate the injustice of taking away people’s Second Amendment rights based on nonviolent crimes
The president's son, who is charged with crimes that violated no one's rights, theoretically faces up to 25 years in prison.
The Safer Supervision Act would create an off-ramp for those with good behavior to petition to have their supervised release sentences terminated early.
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Bans have resulted in what some have called the "whitewashing" of American juries.
Welcome to a system in which laws and regulations are weaponized by the powerful against opponents.
The University of Texas is just one campus that has seen police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.
The former president's loss of his Second Amendment rights highlights an arbitrary restriction that applies to many people with no history of violence.
Even in an era of police militarization, there’s something shocking about seeing cops in riot gear on college campuses.
While drones are less likely to shoot or maim innocent civilians, they could also pose privacy issues.
Whatever Trump did after the 2016 presidential election, it seems safe to say that it did not retroactively promote his victory.
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There was a glaring mismatch between the charges against the former president and what prosecutors described as the essence of his crime.
An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.
The town of Sturgeon initially defended the officer, saying he was afraid of being bitten by the 13-pound blind and deaf Shih Tzu.
Justin Pulliam's arrest and lawsuit once again demand we ask if "real" journalists are entitled to a different set of rights.
The judge said the jurors need not agree about the "unlawful means" that Trump allegedly used to promote his 2016 election.
The former and possibly future president hopes voters will overlook his incoherence.
Closing arguments in the former president's trial highlight the mismatch between the charges and the "election fraud" he supposedly committed.
The Sixth Amendment was originally seen as vital to preserving liberty. Yet it has been consistently watered down.
Detectives in Fontana, California, told Thomas Perez Jr. that his father was dead and that he killed him. Neither was true.
In practice, police unions' primary responsibility seems to be shielding officers from accountability and defending their conduct no matter what.
Ulbricht is serving two life sentences plus 40 years in connection with the Silk Road, an online marketplace he founded and operated where users could buy and sell illegal substances.
The Minneapolis Reckoning shows why calls to defund the police gained momentum after George Floyd's death and why voters with no love for the cops still rejected an abolitionist ballot measure.
This week the judge presiding over Trump's trial ruled that jurors do not have to agree on any particular legal theory.
Since he favors aggressive drug law enforcement, severe penalties, and impunity for abusive police officers, he may have trouble persuading black voters that he is on their side.
Detective Bryan Gillis alleges the star golfer assaulted him. Footage released today does not help his story.
All three inmates were mentally ill and became dehydrated despite ready access to water.
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Judge Carlton Reeves ripped apart the legal doctrine in his latest decision on the matter.
State law enforcement groups have warned that H.B. 4156 “conflicts with many existing directives” and could “destroy” their relationships with immigrant communities.
To convert a hush payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are relying on a chain of assumptions with several weak links.
Staff shortages and chronic corruption have plagued the Bureau of Prisons for years, exposing inmates to abuse and whistleblowers to retaliation.
A revision to the municipal code made it illegal for groups of four or more people to convene in public spaces for commercial recreational activities without a government stamp of approval.
Fortson, a 23-year-old active duty airman, was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy when he opened the door to his apartment holding a gun at his side.
Without providing any evidence, the paper says "loosened restrictions on firearms" contributed to gun violence in Columbus.