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Sharp Exchanges As Krasner Seeks Third Term As Philadelphia DA
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in the second public debate of the race, continued to nt his paint Democratic challenger as...
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Crime and Justice News
6 days ago2 min read
GA DA Willis Must Pay $54K Legal Fees For Open Records Act Violation
A judge has ordered Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys’ fees and to turn over...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 32 min read
Trump U.S. Attorney Demotes Jan. 6 Prosecutors To Misdemeanor Cases
At least seven senior leaders in Washington, D.C.'s federal prosecutors office have been demoted to jobs handling misdemeanors or other...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 181 min read
Krasner Seeks Third DA Term, Is Opposed By Ex-Judge
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is launching his campaign for a third term Tuesday, framing his bid as a continuation of his...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 72 min read
Judge Tosses Charges Against Ex-GA Prosecutor In Arbery Case
A judge ended the trial of a former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 182 min read
Ex-GA Prosecutor Going To Trial 4+ Years After Ahmaud Arbery Death
An hour after his son killed Ajmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their Georgia neighborhood, Greg McMichael called...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 83 min read
Tougher Prosecution Credited For Sharp Drop In Baltimore Homicides
The drop in homicides in Baltimore over the past two years has significantly outpaced the decrease in the U.S. as a whole, a shift that...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Tennessee DA Charged With Shooting At A Fugitive
A Tennessee district attorney faces a reckless endangerment charge after shooting at a fugitive several times and hitting a home with a...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 17, 20242 min read
New Los Angeles County D.A. Plans To Fire Gascon’s Police Shootings Prosecutor
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Will Chicago's New Top Prosecutor Retain Progressive Policies?
Nearly two weeks after Eileen O'Neill Burke became Cook County, Ill., state attorney, Chicago is wondering how much of her predecessor's...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Hochman, Now L.A. County DA, Will Undo 'Lenient' Gascon Policies
Nathan Hochman begins his term as Los Angeles County’s district attorney Tuesday, taking office after promising to restore balance to a...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 3, 20242 min read
New Chicago County Prosecutor Vows To Crack Down On Gun Crime
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed Monday to crack down on gun criminals as she takes the reins as the top law...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 29, 20242 min read
Progressive Prosecutors Are a Target, Elon Musk Says
Tech mogul Elon Musk told advisers shortly before the election that America PAC should challenge “Soros DAs,” referring to a cohort of...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Judge Orders Prosecution To Get Rid Of Notes Seized From Diddy’s Brooklyn Jail Cell
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to “get rid” of notes belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs that were seized from a raid of...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20241 min read
State Prosecutors' Staffs Nearly Doubled In Three Decades
The nation's state prosecutors increased their staffs by 44% in the last three decades, says the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics in...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20241 min read
Voters Across The Country Mixed On Criminal Justice Issues
A mixed picture has emerged on crime and law enforcement following an election in which Donald J. Trump made crime a big theme of his...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20242 min read
D.A. Gascon Ousted In L.A. County; Winner Vows 'Hard Middle' Policy
A tumultuous first term in office for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón ended in a failed reelection bid, with...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Orlando Prosecutor Wins Job Back, Ex-Tampa State Attorney Loses
One of the two Florida state attorneys ousted by Gov. Ron DeSantis over her reform policies won her job back on Tuesday, while another...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Will Prosecutions Of Police Drop If L.A. County's Gascon Loses?
Under George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office made unprecedented efforts to prosecute police for excessive...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Fani Willis Testifies In Sentencing Of Man Who Made Racist Threats Against Her
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., went before a federal judge on Tuesday in downtown Atlanta as a victim in a...
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