Oregon leaders have already put federal officials on notice that they will prosecute federal agents who use force “beyond the ...

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police.

The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, passed in 2022, restricts the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions, aiming ...

State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New ...

José Garza touted an unusual approach to resolving charges against an Austin officer, but the conditional dismissal is ...

After 17 weeks in custody, Adolfo Barajas Cano, 33, walked out of the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma on Oct. 8 thanks to a pair of federal court rulings that restored access to bond hearing ...

A new Illinois law will require landlords to include a summary of the special housing rights that survivors of domestic ...

The ACLU withdrew its lawsuit over Louisiana’s Act 399 after stating the Attorney General assured the law would not be used ...

Everyone is adversely impacted by the system’s failure to move its feet,” said retired Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ...

Allegations are swirling around a US military strike on an alleged drug boat that resulted in 2 civilian deaths. A military ...

Laws to help “criminalized survivors” who fight back against their abusers often merely reduce their prison time.

The violent firebug who allegedly set a woman ablaze on a Chicago train earlier this week was released by a judge in a separate assault case in August — despite prosecutors petitioning for the serial ...