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Federal charges filed against police officer in Walter Scott shooting case
North Charleston police officer Michael Slager was indicted by a federal grand jury this week on charges that include violating civil rights law and lying to investigators. The decision to charge Officer Slager in federal court is an unusual one, and... → Read More
Thousands of pictures of naked defendants found on judge's computer
An Arkansas judge resigned Monday after officials discovered thousands of pictures of naked male defendants on his computer, officials said. A state commission discovered the photos after fielding complaints about Cross County District Judge... → Read More
Prosecutors won't charge law enforcement officers in shooting of black, unarmed, mentally ill man
Louisiana prosecutors have decided not to file criminal charges against law enforcement in the killing of a mentally ill man. Michael Noel, a black 32-year-old man, was killed by white sheriff's deputies last year in his home. According to the... → Read More
Special prosecutor to be appointed in Chicago police shooting
Anita Alvarez, disgraced state's attorney in Cook County, Illinois, announced Thursday that she would request a special prosecutor in the Laquan McDonald case. Laquan McDonald was walking away from police when he was shot in the back 16 times by... → Read More
Texas cops racially profiled drivers and lied about it
A local journalist in Texas recently discovered widespread racist policing across the state. KXAN investigative reporter Brian Collister discovered that state law enforcement regularly issued traffic citations to Latino drivers... → Read More
Octogenarian exonerated more than 50 years after being wrongfully convicted of murder
An 81-year-old man was exonerated this week, more than 50 years after he was convicted of murder. Paul Gatling was found guilty of killing Lawrence Rothbort in 1963. Rothbort was shot in his home in Brooklyn by a man who broke in and demanded... → Read More
Mass Incarceration is a myth, says willfully ignorant district attorney
Colorado District Attorney George Brauchler, one of the more disgusting prosecutors of our time, interrupted his busy tweeting-during-court schedule on Friday to tell the world that mass incarceration doesn’t exist. No, really. Here’s the Tweet: ... → Read More
Louisiana inmate punished for talking to media
A Louisiana prisoner was punished and transferred for speaking to a reporter about misconduct in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. William Kissinger corresponded with reporter Maya Lau of The Advocate about his experiences at Louisiana... → Read More
Former prosecutors shouldn't be judges. Here's why
You don't want to be a defendant in Orange County, California. For decades, prosecutors have skirted the law to rack up convictions— paying unreliable informants, intimidating witnesses, lying, and refusing to turn over evidence to the defense. Thanks... → Read More
Yet another San Francisco police officer sends dozens of racist and homophobic texts
A San Francisco police officer exchanged racist and homophobic texts with other law enforcement officers. From CNN: "I hate that beaner," one text reads, "but I think the nig is worse." "Indian ppl are disgusting," proclaims another. ... → Read More
Police union blames unarmed 12-year-old boy for getting killed by police
In 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by a police officer. He was unarmed. He was playing with a toy gun in the park when police pulled up and fired two shots within two seconds. On Monday, the city announced that the lawsuit filed by Rice's... → Read More
Cleveland will pay $6 million to family of Tamir Rice
In 2014, Tamir Rice was gunned down by Cleveland police. He was an unarmed black boy, only 12 years old. Today it was announced that the city of Cleveland will pay $6 million to Tamir Rice's family. Early last year, Rice's family filed a wrongful... → Read More
Justice Department will help formerly incarcerated obtain ID
The Department of Justice is unveiling a number of reform measures to help address recidivism and support reentry for the formerly incarcerated. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is expected to announce those reforms at a press conference on Monday. ... → Read More
District attorney asked defendants for sex in exchange for leniency
In a chilling case out of Louisiana, a former district attorney has pleaded guilty to offering women more lenient sentences in exchange for sexual favors. According to federal authorities, former St. Charles Parish District Attorney Harry Morel used... → Read More
Judge holds public defender in contempt for doing his job
Here's something outrageous from a courtroom in (surprise!) Mississippi. Jeff Weill, a local county circuit judge, held a local public defender, Chris Routh in contempt on Wednesday … for doing his job. The Clarion-Ledger reports: Weill was... → Read More
Prosecutor arrested for third DUI
Jolene Maloney, a prosecutor in Boise County, was arrested last week for drunk driving. This isn't anything new for Maloney—in 2012 and 2013 she was arrested and convicted for driving drunk. This time she was going 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. After... → Read More
New civil suit says prosecutors should have known about evidence failure
An interesting new civil suit in Blount County, Tennessee, has been filed by Douglas Franklin Jordan, a 45-year-old man who served almost nine years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The suit names District Attorney Mike Flynn and former... → Read More
Chicago police officials lied about beating and assaulting prisoners in secret facility
In March 2015, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) released a statement denying that law enforcement officers used any physical force against detainees and prisoners at Homan Square, the police department's secret interrogation facility. “The... → Read More
Michigan Supreme Court case has massive implications for the wrongfully convicted
In 2002, 13-year-old Ronnie Swain told authorities that he had also been victim of sexual abuse. He accused his adopted mother, Lorinda Swain, of performing oral sex on him every morning. Swain was arrested, charged, and convicted of four counts of... → Read More
Judge indicted for role in conspiracy to defraud government of $600 million
David Black Daugherty, a retired judge in South Carolina, was charged in an 18-count federal indictment on Wednesday after he and others allegedly illegally siphoned $600 million in federal disability payments. From Myrtle Beach Online: “The... → Read More