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AFTER ILLEGAL WIRETAP, SUSPECTS GO FREE AND WANT A REFUND An investigation last month by USA TODAY and The Desert Sun found that prosecutors there almost certainly violated a federal law that requires the district attorney to personally sign off on wiretap applications. Those tainted wires were used to make arrests and seizures throughout the USA. Now those individuals affected want a refund. -
THE AGE OF 'PRE-CRIME' HAS ARRIVED Los Angeles is considering sending “Dear John” letters to the homes of men who solicit prostitutes hoping the mail will be opened by mothers, girlfriends or wives. -
FEDERAL CONVICTION EXPUNGED There is no federal law that allows for expungement — the permanent sealing of a criminal record to the general public. A federal judge in Brooklyn has expunged a conviction for the first time. It should not be the last. -
SO THANKFUL FOR FEDERAL JUDGES ENCOURAGING PROSECUTORS TO RECONSIDER EXTREME SENTENCES BUT... Federal trial judges have little leeway in sentencing when prosecutors trigger mandatory-minimum laws that set floors for punishment, and they have few means of revisiting closed cases, unless new evidence comes to light or a major legal error was committed. But they can be persuasive. Federal prosecutors have agreed in recent years to sentence reductions in a handful of cases, most after public pressure from judges. -
BOY'S MURDER CONVICTION SHARPENS DEBATE ON WHETHER JUVENILES ARE FIT TO WAIVE RIGHTS Joseph was one of hundreds of juveniles interrogated by police each year who waive legal rights that some experts say the youngsters do not understand. -
HOW CAMPUSES DEAL WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT Judges across country overturning university decisions that punish men accused of sexual assault -
PORTABLE TRAFFIC CAMERAS CATCH ON IN OHIO Portable traffic cameras are catching on in Ohio. Newburgh Heights in northeast Ohio is using portable speeding devices manned by officers to catch speeders. Youngstown and Toledo are using similar devices to catch people going too fast outside of northeast Ohio. -
VIDEO OF AN ARREST IN SAN FRANCISCO TRIGGERS INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEPUTIES' USE OF FORCE The video footage is grainy, but the violence is clearly visible: When sheriff’s deputies catch the suspect fleeing down a San Francisco street, they tackle him, then begin hitting him. First, they use fists, then batons, swinging the clubs down with both hands as the man lies on the ground, moaning. -
CHILD SEX CRIMES IS TOP OFFENSE IN MILITARY PRISONS More inmates are in U.S. military prisons for sex crimes against children than for any other offense, an Associated Press investigation has found -
HOW LONG CAN URINE ALCOHOL TESTS DETECT DRINKING? Urine alcohol tests are widely used. How long after the drinking can urine alcohol tests detect it? Depends. -
FBI ABANDONS CONTROVERSIAL BULLET-MATCHING TECHNIQUE The FBI said Thursday that it had discontinued the use of bullet-lead matching, a forensic technique used for at least 25 years that had been heavily criticized as inaccurate and misleading. -
COURT RULING COULD REDUCE COCAINE SENTENCES ACROSS OHIO Suspects charged with cocaine possession could soon face lesser degree felonies and those locked up could be back on the streets depending on how the Ohio Supreme Court rules on how the drug should be weighed. -
HOW CALIFORNIA COPS ARE USING MOBILE FINGERPRINTING AND FACIAL RECOGNITION DEVICES Police departments in California are identifying suspects using mobile biometric devices that scan fingerprints, faces and even tattoos. -
'THE BOX,' AND OTHER 'COLLATERAL' CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS President Obama recently announced the introduction of a "Ban the Box" policy for federal employers. Like similar measures adopted in some states, this policy will prevent employers from asking applicants about their criminal histories at the outset of the application process (although they can still ask such questions before finalizing a hiring decision). -
DOES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TRUMP YOUR LOCKED SMARTPHONE? Because of recent updates to the encryption on Google and Apple software, newly updated Androids and iPhones no longer can be unlocked -- even if law enforcement officers have a warrant. -
THOUSANDS START LIFE ANEW WITH EARLY PRISON RELEASES This week, more than 6,000 federal prisoners will be released earlier than they once expected, although nearly one-third of them are foreign citizens who will be deported -
TWO SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS PLANNED TONIGHT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY The Franklin County DUI Task Force will be conducting two sobriety checkpoints Friday night. -
FAMILY OF MURDERED WOMAN ASKS LAWMAKERS TO MAKE STRANGLING A FELONY IN OHIO The family of a woman strangled by her husband, then allegedly murdered by him months later are asking lawmakers to make strangling a felony. -
POT LEGALIZATION ISSUE 3 DEBATED DAYS BEFORE VOTE Emotions ran high at a marijuana legalization debate today as advocates for both sides clashed on monopolies, legislation inaction and marijuana for medical use. -
DOJ OPENS CIVIL RIGHTS PROBE INTO S.C. CLASSROOM ARREST The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it had launched an investigation into possible civil rights violations of a violent arrest in a South Carolina classroom that was caught on video and his since gone viral.
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