Nearly 40% of judges Trump has appointed to federal appeals court have a history of hostility toward LGBTQ rights, Lambda Legal advocacy group says.
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
Justice Department declines to charge Cleveland officers in fatal 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice
The Justice Department said there was not enough evidence to prove that Cleveland police officers used excessive force against 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
DOJ says it’s ready to prosecute Pakistani man for 2002 death of Wall Street Journal reporter
Omar Sheikh was previously convicted and later acquitted for the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Trump’s execution spree reflects death penalty system ‘shaped by racial bias,’ critics say
The Trump administration’s execution spree highlights longstanding inequalities in a criminal justice system that continues to disproportionately treat Black prisoners as the worst of the worst criminals, death penalty experts and advocates say.
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Ex-election security chief Christopher Krebs confronts GOP on false fraud claims: ‘It’s got to stop’
“I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and move on,” Chris Krebs told senators Wednesday.
Joe Biden’s centrist dilemma: Police groups say he’s gone too far left; activists say he hasn’t gone far enough
Conflicting interests from police and social justice groups will test Joe Biden’s reputation as a centrist as he tries to implement police reform.
Former FBI lawyer who altered email in Russia investigation seeks probation
Kevin Clinesmith’s attorneys say he made a “grievous mistake,” but he did not mean to mislead investigators.
‘Damaging to our democracy’: Trump election lawsuits targeted areas with large Black, Latino populations
Though Trump has lost his legal battles, his targeting of counties with large Black and Latino voting numbers is damaging to democracy, experts say.
‘Abuse of the rule of law’: 1,000 ex-judges, attorneys slam Trump’s false claims of voter fraud
“Court challenges … must be based on facts, on evidence,” says the letter from 1,000 attorneys, including retired judges, former AGs and law professors.
‘A lot of chaos’: Trump’s rhetoric, a global pandemic and a tsunami of lawsuits complicate 2020 election
Voters should accept that election results may not be known on Election Night and that does not indicate fraud, experts say.