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Crime and Justice News Archive

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Crime and Justice News

Aug 261 min read

Man Suing Over His Wrongful 20-Year Imprisonment Says County Withholding Documents

A man who wrongly spent almost two decades in prison urged U.S. District Chief Judge Kimberly Mueller on Friday to hold three California...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 61 min read

ProPublica Records Case Progresses in a "Win for Transparency"

The investigative journalism outlet ProPublica says it tried for months to get Navy court hearing transcripts and other records related...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 61 min read

California Judge Orders Newsom to Release PG&E Meeting Records

A California TV journalist has won a legal battle against Governor Gavin Newsom over access to public records. Reporter Brandon Rittiman...

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Crime and Justice News

Dec 28, 20231 min read

Court: Some Police-Drone Footage Could Be Released as Public Records

Jurisdictions often claim that police records are "investigatory" and thus not public records. But an appellate court found that, in a...

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