Many inmates released to home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic have gotten jobs and started school. What does it say about the purpose of prison if they’re sent back?
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
FBI warns of COVID-related fraud schemes as vaccines distributed across the country
“We’ve been concerned about fraud scheme regarding the vaccine as soon as the vaccine went from an idea to reality,” said FBI Financial Crimes Section Chief Steven Merrill.
Trump’s judicial appointments will impact LGBTQ rights far beyond presidency, group says
Nearly 40% of judges Trump has appointed to federal appeals court have a history of hostility toward LGBTQ rights, Lambda Legal advocacy group says.
Trump pardons former officer convicted in police brutality, dog bite case
Stephanie Mohr served 10 years in prison after her canine partner bit a man she suspected of burglary.
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.
Judge dismisses Michael Flynn case but notes Trump’s pardon implies guilt, not innocence
Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his communications with a former Russian ambassador.
Can Trump pardon himself? What’s a preemptive pardon? Experts explain the sweeping power
Legal experts answer some of the most common questions about what Donald Trump can and cannot do with the broad pardon powers of the president.
‘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.