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Georgia lawmakers move invoice to revamp residents arrest legislation, as soon...
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Georgia lawmakers move invoice to revamp residents…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
April 2, 2021, 11:38 am CDT
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The Georgia legislature on Wednesday banned...
‘Professional exonerators’ contributed to greater than 60% of final 12 months’s...
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'Professional exonerators' contributed to…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
April 1, 2021, 9:00 am CDT
Ricky Davis holds up a shirt with the brand of the...
Afternoon Briefs: Defamation swimsuit in opposition to Trump proceeds; 4th Circuit...
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
March 31, 2021, 4:45 pm CDT
Summer Zervos might be allowed to proceed her...
Afternoon Briefs: Georgia voting restrictions challenged; decide charged with terroristic threats
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Afternoon Briefs: Georgia voting restrictions…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
March 30, 2021, 4:04 pm CDT
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At least three lawsuits goal Georgia voting restrictions
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ABA supports common background checks, different proposals to curb gun violence,...
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ABA supports common background checks,…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
March 30, 2021, 12:26 pm CDT
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ABA President Patricia Lee Refo is urging leaders...
Afternoon Briefs: No-mask lawyer’s lawsuit tossed; swimsuit alleges 60-plus mistaken-identity arrests
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Afternoon Briefs: No-mask lawyer’s lawsuit…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
March 29, 2021, 4:39 pm CDT
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Judge tosses case for lawyer’s refusal to put...
Supreme Court reinstates homicide conviction, says sixth Circuit ignored ‘ample proof’
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Supreme Court reinstates homicide conviction,…
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
March 29, 2021, 12:36 pm CDT
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated...
Falling behind on lease might imply jail time in a single...
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Falling behind on lease might imply jail time…
Landlords & Tenants
By Maya Miller and Ellis Simani, ProPublica; and Benjamin Hardy, the Arkansas Nonprofit News...
Afternoon Briefs: State supreme court docket limits use of bail; prosecutors...
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Afternoon Briefs: State supreme court docket limits…
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By Amanda Robert
March 26, 2021, 3:14 pm CDT
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California judges should think about defendant’s capability...
Voluntarily intoxicated rape victims aren’t ‘mentally incapacitated,’ prime state court docket...
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Voluntarily intoxicated rape victims aren’t…
Criminal Justice
By Amanda Robert
March 26, 2021, 12:27 pm CDT
Victims who willingly devour alcohol or medicine earlier than they're sexually...