The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether federal prosecutors can charge January 6 riot defendants with a statute that…
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Along with a deep analysis of the investigation into Trump’s January 6 involvement, regular viewpoint contributor Gregg Barak highlights the critical intersection of politics and criminal justice, arguing that a second Trump presidency could irreversibly alter the landscape of American democracy and exacerbate systemic issues within the justice system. The author draws on Civil rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill’s insights, emphasizing the need for urgent action to prevent the rise of an autocratic regime that could further entrench inequalities and injustices in the system.
Georgia deputy attorney general John Fowler alleges that the diary of an environmental activist police shot and killed earlier this…
Victims of race-based hate crimes have been failed by the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland, according to an analysis…
Regular TCR contributor James Doyle draws parallels between a shocking courtroom experience as a public defender and the impending legal challenges faced by former president Donald Trump. Doyle argues that Trump’s future hinges on a moment of realization—when he comprehends what Doyle calls an inevitability of his conviction. Doyle includes detailed analysis of the legal landscape and the judge’s stance.
United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz, in collaboration with federal and local law enforcement, has announced the prosecution of 26 individuals involved in crimes related to machine gun conversion devices.
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office in Illinois is set to roll out a new system on Monday that would help the authorities speed up prosecution of criminal cases.
The Department of Justice’s prosecution of white-collar crime has been dropping steadily for the past decade. Just as it did in 2021, another analysis of DOJ data shows that 2022 had the lowest rates of white-collar crime prosecution since tracking started two decades ago.
The panel made several criminal charge referrals to the Department of Justice against the former president, including obstruction of a congressional proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States, inciting an insurrection and conspiracy to make a false statement.
The satirical newsletter The Onion has filed a friend of the court brief at the Supreme Court in defense of an Ohio man prosecuted by local police for publishing a parody of their department on Facebook.