The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/policy-politics/)
Republican politicians in Georgia, Florida, and Arizona are proposing to establish police forces to hunt exclusively for voter fraud and other election crimes, although none of the states have experiences significant election fraud.
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.
More than a half century after riots convulsed Newark, the city hopes that providing officers and residents the space and tools to listen to each other can remedy distrust and prevent further violence.
If the financial fraud or RICO charges had been filed, the state of Michigan faced the potential of hundreds of millions in liability over a bond deal for millions of dollars in aid funds.
Bronx, NY District Attorney Darcell Clark has dropped all charges against a Rikers Island doctor’s assistant accused of raping women inmates, blaming the discovery reform law requiring prosecutors to disclose a wide range of evidence earlier in the trial process that, if not turned over within the required time period, can result in the case being thrown out,
A U.S. Senate measure known as the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 would remove a legal hurdle blocking many employees from suing over workplace sexual misconduct.
Sirhan B. Sirhan’s lawyer argued that there was no need to keep the aging man in prison, where he has been for over 50 years while battling cancer, a heart condition, and an attempt on his life.
In part two of a Special Report, TCR’s Cassie Chew interviews legislators, advocates and parents, including gun owners, who are mobilizing for stricter firearm storage laws.
As the defeated president maneuvered throughout the period between Election Day and the Jan. 6 riot to hold power, the inference is inescapable that he meant to see the certification of the electoral vote delayed and, if possible, prevented. That amounts to the federal crime of seditious conspiracy, says TCR’s legal affairs columnist.
The NYPD’s new commissioner Keechant Sewell raised concerns that Alvin Bragg’s progressive policies threaten officer safety.