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A new law hopes to educate law enforcement on maintaining good mental health and provide information to officers about the mental health resources available to them.
The “Patriot Freedom Project,” a charity run primarily by close family members, raises concerns among experts of conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency. Less than half of the donations had actually been disbursed by December 2021.
Sedgwick County DA Marc Bennet cited the state’s “Stand-Your-Ground” law as the impediment to filing criminal charges in the case, but family attorneys argue that the 17-year-old posed no threat. Lofton died after losing consciousness while being handcuffed and placed face-down in a juvenile detention center in Wichita.
A New Jersey mother, whose past with addiction resulted in felony charges that followed her around forever, despite rehabilitating fully, was the catalyst for change. Now, there’s a path for expungement for those who have been convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual child endangerment.
The filing of court papers listing detailed accusations of fraud is in response to Trump’s attempts to block subpoenas issued to him and his family as part of AG Letitia James’s civil inquiry.
The four members of Trump’s legal team face scrutiny for disseminating misinformation regarding election fraud from the 2020 race, delaying certification of election results, and raising millions to reverse them.
The charges marked the first criminal drug distribution charge against a pharmaceutical wholesaler and its executives for their part in the opioid epidemic. Some of the counts include conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
There were five, separate unrelated complainants accusing the same man of sexual assault who, thanks to a rule setting time limits on how long an accused person should have to wait, was let go without consequences.
Aniah’s Law would allow judges to deny bond in more criminal cases. The bill has already passed, and so it now goes before voters.
The program, a new managed assigned counsel system, is modeled after ones that have been shown to reduce recidivism, improve court order and substance abuse treatment plan compliance, and save money.