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EX-PROSECUTOR GETS JAIL FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONOfficial exoneration is no longer so unusual in Texas, where 45 inmates have been exonerated in the last decade based on DNA evidence.
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OHIO'S MAYOR'S COURTS ARE BIG BUSINESSAlthough mayor’s courts dispense justice to tens of thousands of Ohioans and demand fines totaling millions of dollars every year, the state doesn’t even require a law degree to run them
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SHOULD 'REVENGE PORN' WEBSITES BE ILLEGAL?Only two states, California and New Jersey, make it illegal to post a sexual photo online without the subject’s consent.
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MASS SHOOTINGS: Maybe What We Need Is A Better Mental-Health PolicyMass shootings generate sensational media coverage, yet most media have failed to connect the dots with regard to mental health
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A DISORDERLY HOTEL GUEST, WITHOUT MORE, DOESN'T ALLOW THE POLICE TO SEARCH YOUR ROOMIn the present case, the parties agree that a registered hotel guest has a reasonable expectation of privacy in his room under the Fourth Amendment
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PRISON WRONGLY RELEASES 2 CONVICTED MURDERERSAuthorities now say prison officials were duped by the court documents, which included a fake motion from a prosecutor and a judge's forged signature
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IS ANONYMOUS TIP ENOUGH FOR TRAFFIC STOP?The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether a motorist's anonymous tip about reckless driving is enough for police to pull over a car, without...
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SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE DOESN'T APPLY TO WOMAN IN SAME-SEX PARTNER'S TRIALDefendant Bobbie Jo Clary and her domestic partner, Geneva Case, entered into a civil union in Vermont in 2004. Both women argued that their constitutional...
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OFFICERS CAN'T ANSWER YOUR PHONE AND IMPERSONATE YOUEven if you give an officer consent to search your cell phone, the officer doesn't have the right to answer your calls and pretend to be you, the 9th Circuit...
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WILL THE SUPREME COURT STOP COPS FROM READING YOUR TEXT MESSAGES?The Supreme Court has been asked to consider two cases, which challenge the legality of warrantless cellphone searches under the Fourth Amendment.
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WHY DO JUVENILES FALSELY CONFESS TO CRIMES MORE THAN ADULTS?"The average American doesn't understand, 'How could you confess to something you didn't do?" In fact, innocent juveniles are more likely than adults to confess to crimes
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BANNING PAROLEE FROM STRIP CLUBS AND PORN COULD VIOLATE 1ST AMENDMENTIn 2010, the then-18-year-old Johnston having "consensual" sex with a girl who was 14 years old. He is currently serving a two-year prison sentence.
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COERCED CONFESSIONS NOT THE ONLY CONCERN IN MURDER CASE REVIEWThe Brooklyn district attorney ordered a review of over 40 cases after it was revealed that the detective’s flawed investigation had put an innocent man behind bars for two decades...
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STUDY: MENTAL HEALTH COURT YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTSMentally ill criminal defendants who completed a special diversion program in District of Columbia Superior Court were less likely to reoffend...
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FIVE STATES THAT COULD LEGALIZE MARIJUANA NEXTAfter this week's announcement by the DOJ that it would not challenge state-legalized marijuana, here are five states that could be next to legalize marijuana.
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NAMED NO. 1 'DIRTIEST' HOTEL, RESORT SUES TRIP-ADVISOR, AND LOSESThe owner of a hotel in the Great Smoky Mountains that had the dubious honor of TripAdvisor's 2011 list of America's dirtiest hotels cannot sue the travel website
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REMOTE TEXTER CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR DISTRACTED DRIVER'S CRASH, APPEALS COURT RULESIn a case of first impression, a NJ appeals court has held that a remote texter can be held liable to 3rd parties for injuries caused when the distracted driver has an accident
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FEDS WILL NOT CHALLENGE STATE MARIJUANA LAWSThe Justice Department will not attempt to challenge state laws that allow for the medical and recreational use of marijuana as long as the drug sales do not...
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JURY AWARDS LONGTIME SMOKER $12.5 MILLION IN CASE AGAINST PHILIP MORRISA group of six jurors found that Philip Morris USA and Liggett Group were largely responsible for his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
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FEDERAL COURTS IN CRISISCongress’s $350 million reduction in the federal judiciary’s budget has slowed the processing of civil cases and forced many criminal dockets to 4 days a week
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