Journalists Seek Access to Texas County's Bail Hearings
The Texas Tribune accused Caldwell County, Tex., officials of violating the First Amendment by holding bail hearings behind closed doors....
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Aug 2, 20231 min read
Federal Public Defenders Could Face Major Budget Reduction
After a pair of budget bills passed last month in the House and Senate appropriations committees, the main policy-making body for U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 24, 20232 min read
States' Supreme Court Reforms Result in More Republican Influence
Just four years after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the state’s constitution guaranteed a right to abortion, the court reversed...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Former NY Chief Judge's Security Detail Example of General Abuses
Janet DiFiore, New York’s former chief judge, may have used her security escort to communicate status while security took a back seat,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 14, 20232 min read
DOJ to Intervene in Lawsuit Over Mississippi Takeover of Local Courts
The U.S. government announced Wednesday it would intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Mississippi state law that took over...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Courts Increasingly Support Using Medications To Treat Drug Addiction
Tennessee Judge O. Duane Slone began offering options to defendants battling drug addictions that many judges, particularly in rural...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Houston Court Discovers 100 Criminal Appeals, Some 30 Years Old
Houston's Harris County District Clerk uncovered about 100 appeals of criminal defendants who said they were unlawfully incarcerated, but...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 22, 20232 min read
CO Chief Justice Imposes Statewide Rules on Virtual Hearings
As Colorado courts emerged from a pandemic emergency that drove court proceedings onto computer screens, some courts were quick to pull...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 21, 20232 min read
DOJ Presses Localities To Cut Court Fines, Fees That Hurt The Poor
The Justice Department is increasing pressure on state and local judges to reduce fines and fees charged in courts, practices that leave...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 14, 20232 min read
NYC 'Problem-Solving' Courts Have Slowed During Pandemic
New York City officials are pushing for a “problem-solving” court near Times Square to step up its operations after the number of cases...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Chicago Murder Cases Take Four Years Or More For Court Resolution
Every month or two, a mourning mother and the man accused of killing her son go to a Cook County courtroom for another seemingly...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 7, 20231 min read
NY Courts Increase Judicial Security After Threats During Trump Case
The New York court system is increasing security measures amid reported death threats to the judge handling the criminal case of former...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Wisconsin Elects Liberal To Court, Could Overturn Anti-Abortion Law
Wisconsin voters elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz, backed by the Democratic Party, to the state Supreme Court after a contentious...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 3, 20232 min read
In Tornado Watch, WI GOP Sends 'Emergency Alert' On Court Election
As southern Wisconsin braced for a tornado watch Friday, conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly and the Republican...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 24, 20232 min read
NY Drug Court Enrollment Undercut by State Reforms
New York state drug courts' caseloads have shrunk by almost half in the three years since lawmakers changed the state's laws on bail and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Justices Asked To Decide If Zoom Testimony Is OK In Criminal Cases
In March 2021, a year into the coronavirus pandemic, a key witness in a federal criminal case in New York was allowed to testify remotely...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Jackson Police and Courts Takeover Falls Along Racial Divide
Jackson is Mississippi's capital, and its largest city. It is more than 80 percent Black, as are most of its elected leaders, judges and...
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By Heaven LaMartz
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Singer Fiona Apple's Court-Watching Mission: 'Be A Witness'
Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple has never set foot in Maryland's Prince George's County. But, thanks to the remote video access to...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Court Watchers Form New National Network As Reform Tool
Advocates for court transparency have joined forces in collaboration with Grammy-winning musician Fiona Apple to launch the National...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 10, 20232 min read
Murdaugh Trial Watchers Affirm That 'Jurors Notice Everything'
In the decades-long debate over the wisdom of broadcasting courtroom proceedings, one argument for doing so is that allowing cameras in...
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