A Reagan-era bail law has been wildly misapplied in the federal courts by judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers, a two-year national study finds.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
Forensic scientists are generally whiter, less diverse than US population they serve, new study says
The report is one of only a few previously conducted that examine the representation of people of color among forensic scientists.
How Trump lawyer Christina Bobb, an ex-OAN host, took spotlight in Mar-a-Lago case
Christina Bobb was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee, served in the Trump administration and hosted her own show on conservative news outlet OAN.
Qualified immunity could protect government workers from lawsuits no matter how outrageously they act
A road raging off-duty cop. A county engineer stopping traffic. Both got qualified immunity under an expanding definition of the doctrine.
Prison guards forced a Black inmate to chop off his dreadlocks. Now he’s suing.
A state prison warden issued a memo banning braids, cornrows or dreadlocks for inmates being moved in or out of a facility or in solitary confinement.
53 migrantes han muerto en San Antonio. No va a ser fácil identificar sus restos.
A las familias les puede preocupar que hablar públicamente les cause problemas a ellos o a otros seres queridos.
51 migrants are dead in San Antonio. Identifying their remains won’t be easy.
Identifying victims may be a complicated process because multiple countries are involved and families of migrants may not come forward.
Supreme Court justices don’t have a code of ethics. Hundreds of judges say that’s a problem
The vast majority of surveyed judges across the country said Supreme Court justices should be bound by a code of ethics.
Ukraine was the ‘queer capital of Eastern Europe.’ Russia’s war changed everything.
Recent gains for LGBTQ Ukrainians have been quickly eroded by Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine. This year’s KyivPride parade was moved to Poland.
Many LGBTQ Ukrainians face hurdles entering US under humanitarian programs
The Biden administration pledged to allow 100,000 Ukrainians into the U.S., but many activists say LGBTQ migrants are having extra trouble.