Crime and Justice

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Bush-Appointed Judge Smacks Down Bush and Obama's Military Commissions

The verdict in the Hamdan case could impact future military commissions trials.

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| Tue Oct. 16, 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Mitt Romney Loves a Good Gun Conspiracy

The presidential candidate rolls with paranoid NRA talk while ignoring mass shooting victims.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

As Appeal Trial Approaches, Pussy Riot Asks the World for Help

The band's defense team rallies for international support ahead of the October 1st trial.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Romney Gives a Shout-Out to Supporters Linked to Fraud Scheme

Top Romney backers Remedios and Fausto Diaz-Oliver each served three years' probation after a federal investigation into their import business.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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The NRA Surge: 99 Laws Rolling Back Gun Restrictions

Kansas now allows guns inside K-12 schools—one of a barrage of looser state laws passed in the last four years.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

More Guns, More Mass Shootings—Coincidence?

The unthinkable massacre in Connecticut adds to what is now the worst year of mass shootings in modern US history.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Other Death Sentence

More than 100,000 Americans are destined to spend their final years in prison. Can we afford it?

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Photos: Too Old for Prison?

I just watched one of my subjects die. I don't want to get used to this.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Another Conservative Conspiracy Theory Bites the Dust

A new report shows that neither the White House nor the DOJ had any knowledge of the Fast and Furious gun walking scandal. Game over.

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

In States With GOP-Dominated Courts, Is Judicial Election Spending Pointless?

When business interests have already captured high courts, neither side sees a need to spend.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

“Ignorance, Fear, and Bias" in Alabama’s Treatment of HIV-Positive Prisoners

The ACLU goes to trial against a throwback state policy that effectively quarantines inmates who carry the virus.

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| Mon Sep. 17, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Obama Legal Theory on Targeted Killing Cribbed From Clarence Thomas?

A legal analysis notes that the administration's legal arguments resemble those of Justice Thomas.

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| Fri Sep. 14, 2012 1:24 PM PDT

How Climate Change Could Make Summer Crime Waves Worse

One researcher predicts we could see as many as 30,000 more US murders over the next 90 years thanks to rising temperatures.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 4:02 PM PDT

Activists Question Black Panther-FBI Informant Story

Confronted with hard evidence that Richard Aoki worked for the FBI, his friends and fellow radicals remain skeptical.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

Rick Scott Rejects Health Care Funds That Would Keep Disabled Kids Out of Nursing Homes

Florida's Republican governor has turned down more than $40 million in health care funds associated with Obamacare—and hundreds of disabled kids are paying the price.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Human Rights Group: Waterboarding More Widespread Than Acknowledged

Did the CIA lie about how many detainees were waterboarded?

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 1:58 PM PDT

What's Going to Happen to Pussy Riot?

The Russian riot grrrls’ defense team is taking steps to appeal the sentence, but fears for the women’s lives in a penal colony.

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| Wed Aug. 29, 2012 2:12 PM PDT

What Exactly Is a Mass Shooting?

What defines a mass shooting, how often they occur, and how to distinguish them from spree and serial killings.

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 3:17 PM PDT
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The Weekly Standard Defends Ryan on Redefining Rape

Some rapes are more rapey than others.

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 2:05 PM PDT

Imagine You Were Raped. Got Pregnant. Then Your Rapist Sought Custody.

It happens—and in many states there are no laws to keep rapists from terrorizing their victims all over again. Read on, Todd Akin.

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT