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Still Can't Breathe Officers continue to use chokeholds — which can be deadly and are explicitly prohibited by the department — on civilians, while officers with substantiated claims of abuse go without any meaningful punishment. -
Defense Challenges Marsy’s Law ‘Right’ of Accuser to Sit with Prosecutor The Ohio Supreme Court will consider whether an accused’s constitutional rights to a fair trial are violated when the alleged victim sits at the prosecutor’s table during the trial. -
Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole Ohio is expanding access to parole hearings for people who have been incarcerated ever since they were children. Changes take effect retroactively -
New Ohio law puts drug, alcohol rehabilitation ahead of jail time New law requires judges to hold a hearing if a defendant applies for intervention and claims drug or alcohol abuse were a factor leading to the crime. -
What’s Really in the First Step Act? What would the bill actually do? Our Attorneys have taken a closer look... -
USING DNA TO SKETCH WHAT VICTIMS LOOK LIKE; SOME CALL IT SCIENCE FICTION But critics say the company is promising more than science has determined it can deliver. Dr. Yaniv Erlich, a computer science professor at Columbia University who studies genetics, said the idea that phenotyping could meaningfully predict something as complex as individual looks is “on the verge of science fiction.” -
CAN COPS FORCE YOU TO UNLOCK YOUR PHONE WITH YOUR FACE? Could officers force someone they’ve arrested to look into their phone to unlock it? -
THESE BUGS ARE THE MOST GRUESOME CLUES IN FORENSIC SCIENCE Bodies are ripe “to be colonized by plants and animals,” Goff wrote, like volcanic islands freshly erupted from the sea. -
THE TROUBLE WITH DOUBLE JEOPARDY-ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND MISUNDERSTOOD CONCEPTS IN AMERICAN CRIMINAL LAW. Double jeopardy cases try to make sense out of the jury system—which often makes no sense. -
WHY POOR, LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS OFTEN PLEAD TO WORSE CRIMES A study of the impact of bail fees concluded that “those who can’t afford bail are 13 percent more likely to be convicted and will receive incarceration sentences that are on average five months longer. -
FORMER COPS HEADED TO PRISON FOR FALSE POLICE REPORTS Both officers were convicted by a jury of making false statements in police reports, after cruiser video obtained by the man's defense counsel were turned over to the prosecution. -
PEOPLE CAN BE CONVINCED THEY COMMITTED A NON-EXISTENT CRIME IN JUST 3 HOURS New research has shown that over the course of just a few hours, innocent adults can be convinced that they committed a crime, even if that crime was completely made up -
MAN IS RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 15 YEARS WHEN DNA TESTING POINTS FINGER AT HIS BROTHER After serving more than 15 years in prison for the slaying of his teenage sister-in-law, a Kansas man was freed Tuesday because recent DNA testing pointed the finger at his brother. -
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. -
HOW CAMPUSES DEAL WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT Judges across country overturning university decisions that punish men accused of sexual assault -
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. -
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. -
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.
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