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Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Plunging, And Will The Trend Last?
For the first time in 30 years, drug deaths are plunging at a rate that addiction experts say is hopeful but also baffling. In the past,...
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4 days ago2 min read
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D.C. Federal Prosecutor Rewriting Police Misconduct Disclosure Rules
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin in Washington, D.C., is “rewriting” rules that require prosecutors to turn over all evidence of police...
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4 days ago2 min read
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Case Allowed Trans Prison Care, Which Trump Is Reversing
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a suit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal...
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4 days ago2 min read
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Menendez, Wife 'Were On The Take,' Prosecutor Says As Trial Opens
Federal prosecutors accused the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of accepting gold bars, luxury cars and sham paychecks in...
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4 days ago2 min read
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Justices Won't Review Libel Ruling In Wynn Sex Assault Case
The Supreme Court will not review a challenge by Trump megadonor casino mogul Steve Wynn that aimed to overturn a core ruling on press...
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4 days ago2 min read
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Hochul Seeks To Ease Curbs On NY Prosecutors After Many Cases Lost
Six years ago, with crime rates at historic lows and progressivism on the rise, New York began requiring prosecutors to turn over reams...
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5 days ago2 min read
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White House Seeks To Sanctions Lawyers Who Challenge Trump
The White House told federal law enforcement officials to seek sanctions against attorneys or law firms that challenge President Trump’s...
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5 days ago2 min read
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Trump's Sister Ruled Against Law Used To Seek Khalil Deportation
The 1952 law by which the Trump administration seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident who helped organize protests...
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5 days ago2 min read
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In 'Phone Trafficking' Trend, Thieves Rob iPhone Stores, Not Banks
A trio of Maryland men cleaned out a safe at a cell phone store in Owings Mills, Md., and left with $48,767 worth of Apple and Samsung...
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5 days ago2 min read
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Youth Gun Deaths Have Risen 50% Since 2019
Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the U.S. have risen sharply, increasing by 50% since 2019. In 2023, firearms...
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5 days ago2 min read
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Long Lockups At U.S. Border Create European Fears Of Travelling
Lennon Tyler and her German fiancé often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in the U.S., as it was only a day’s drive from her...
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5 days ago2 min read
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Ex-Federal Prison Chief Peters Will Work To Fix CA Prison Mental Care
A federal judge is putting control of California’s troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of an outsider: President...
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5 days ago1 min read
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Trump’s Immigration Blitz Leads To Overcrowded Detention Centers
Days without a shower. Sleeping on floors. Two hundred people confined in a space meant for 85. Some immigration detention units are so...
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5 days ago2 min read
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Wisconsin Defenders Concerned Over State's Shredding Inmate Mail
The Wisconsin State Public Defender and other attorneys are expressing concerns over attorney-client confidentiality and the timely and...
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5 days ago2 min read
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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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6 days ago1 min read
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Judge To Rule On Evidence In Idaho Student Killings After April Hearing
New court filings in the case of Bryan Kohberger, charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022, offer new details...
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6 days ago2 min read
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NM Legislators Focus On Violent Crime After Mass Shooting In Park
Efforts by New Mexico to contain violent crime took center stage Saturday at the end of a legislative session hours after three people...
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6 days ago2 min read
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NH Paying $10M For Gang Rape In State Youth Detention Unit
The New Hampshire attorney general agreed to a $10 million to a man who alleged that he was gang-raped in a stairwell at the state’s...
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7 days ago2 min read
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Immigration Crackdown Draws Agents Away From Crime Fighting
Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are cracking down on immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security...
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7 days ago2 min read
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Ninth Circuit Upholds California Ban on Large-Capacity Magazines
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in favor of California's Attorney General Rob Bonta, upholding the state's ban on...
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Mar 212 min read
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