Recall Drives Against CA DA's Show How Crime Rates Stymie Reform
In liberal San Francisco and Los Angeles, serious efforts are under way to recall left-leaning district attorneys who have not even...
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Apr 26, 20221 min read
Rural CO Progressive Prosecutor Faces Opposition From Victims
Alonzo Payne was an unlikely district attorney candidate in rural southern Colorado. His campaign featured vows that had swept in a wave...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20222 min read
High Vacancy Rates At Prosecutors' Offices Across The Nation
District attorneys’ offices across the U.S. are struggling to recruit and retain lawyers, with some having vacancy rates of up to 16...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20222 min read
St. Louis Prosecutor To Get Reprimand In Probe of Ex-Governor
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel acknowledging mistakes...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 4, 20222 min read
NY Prosecutors Leaving Amid Tougher Laws, Low Salaries
New York City prosecutors are leaving in droves, citing pandemic burnout, low salaries and two laws that fundamentally changed the nature...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Critics Blame Criminal Justice Leniency For Homeless Killings
More than a year before police accused Gerald Brevard III of carrying out deadly shootings targeting five homeless men in D.C. and New...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Maricopa County DA Resigns Amid Criticism, Health Issues
Maricopa County, Az. chief prosecutor Allister Adel announced her resignation Monday after less than two years in office. The resignation...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Prosecutors Get Immunity In Filipino Nurse Indictment Case
A federal appeals court decided that a former district attorney on Long Island has immunity from a civil rights suit even though his...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Public Defenders Challenge Prosecutors In Primaries
The filing period for prosecutor elections closed in five states over the past month, giving one indication of whether the midterms may...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Amid Crime Rise, Progressive CA Prosecutors Could Face Ouster
Californians are more anxious about crime, and their mood is threatening to push liberal prosecutors out of office, Politico reports....
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 1, 20222 min read
San Francisco DA Faces Recall Vote, Potential Rebuke of Progressivism
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin faces a recall election in June amid growing dissatisfaction with his progressive policies,...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 28, 20222 min read
How One 'Progressive Prosecutor' Dodges Worst Blowback
While his fellow New York City prosecutor, Alvin Bragg of Manhattan, has been put on the defensive over his progressive prosecution...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Manhattan DA Picks New Lead On Probe of Trump's Businesses
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg picked a new lead for his probe of Donald Trump's business practices, the Washington Post...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Los Angeles Prosecutors Back Recall of DA George Gascon
Prosecutors in Los Angeles County have voted nearly unanimously to back the recall of District Attorney George Gascón — a rebuke of the...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Will Rising Crime Cause 'Progressive Prosecutors' To Retreat?
Four years ago, progressive prosecutors, aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement and pragmatic enough to draw establishment support,...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 4, 20222 min read
NYC DA Bragg, In Reversal, Vows Tough Prosecution of Serious Crimes
New Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday issued harsher new guidance on the prosecution of gun possession and robbery that...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 27, 20222 min read
NYC DA Bragg Names Gun Prosecutor, Toughens Stance
When Alvin Bragg ran for Manhattan district attorney, he spoke about gun possession cases that did not merit harsh prosecution or...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 20, 20222 min read
NYC Cut in Resisting Arrest Cases Would Have Small Impact
When new Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg announced new policies, one change that met pushback was that Bragg would no longer...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 14, 20221 min read
Baltimore Chief Prosecutor Mosby Charged With Fraud
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of perjury and making false loan...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Manhattan DA's New Policies Called 'Recipe for Disaster'
Newly elected Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg policies of not prosecuting some categories of crime and reducing many sentences...
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