news2020-03-31
New Trump Administration Rule Would Raise Abortion Costs and PlaceOnerous and Confusing Requirements on Millions of Women Nationwideas States Use Coronavirus as Excuse to Deny Abortion Coverage NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a multistate coalition of seven attorn....Read more
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NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James, along with state and local officials and advocates, today reminded victims of domestic violence that they are not alone and that help remains available around-the-clock. On average, more than 10 million individuals per year are physically abused ....Read more
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SAN DIEGO – Federal agents on the San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel on Thursday, March 19, which extends under the United States-Mexico border to a warehouse in a commercial complex in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. The discovery of the tunnel resulted ....Read more
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In order to address health and safety concerns in federal courthouses and courtrooms, the Judicial Conference of the United States has temporarily approved the use of video and teleconferencing for certain criminal proceedings and access via teleconferencing for civil proceedings during the COVID-....Read more
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By keeping immigration courts open, the Trump administration "is effectively forcing attorneys to choose between adequately representing their clients and jeopardizing their health," charge three organizations on behalf of detained clients. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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Public defenders were unhappy about an extension of legal deadlines, saying their clients would be jailed longer. Prosecutors want hearings to be held remotely during the pandemic. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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The pandemic has allowed the U.S. Border Patrol to implement the kind of rapid-fire deportation system President Donald Trump has long advocated as his preferred approach to immigration enforcement. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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The hundreds of COVID-19 diagnoses at correctional facilities is an undercount, given a lack of testing and the virus’s rapid spread, leading to hunger strikes in immigrant detention centers and demands for more protection from prison employee unions. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org....Read more
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The Justice Department has contacted Republican North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, who dumped up to $1.72 million in stocks before the market plunged, for further information. Other lawmakers who traded ahead of the market turmoil caused by the COVID-19 panic based on confidential briefings they rece....Read more
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The National Registry of Exonerations says that, collectively, innocent people exonerated last year spent 1,908 years incarcerated, an average of 13.3 years lost per person. Official misconduct was blamed for most of the cases. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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