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Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform
But before the celebration could even get underway, Butterfield said, “The bigger issue is bigger than us and the things we'll be talking about today.” He described seeing Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and the author of
Updated: 08/29/2018 09:47A

Family criticises justice system as Crown appeals baby kidnapper's sentence
A father and mother whose newborn baby daughter was kidnapped by their nanny says if an accomplice is not convicted on appeal the judicial system has "failed to provide us any justice". On August 9 last year, a young Auckland family woke to find their
Updated: 08/28/2018 11:40P

Activists Call On Lawmakers To Overhaul The Texas Criminal Justice System
Indivisible Austin, Austin Justice Coalition, Black Lives Matter Houston and the Community Advocacy & Healing Project were among the organizations that organized the Rally for Criminal Justice Reform event, on the 55th anniversary of the March on ...
Updated: 08/28/2018 08:34P

Family still seeking justice 1 year after woman killed in Hwy 169 crash
(KMSP) - A family is demanding justice nearly a year after Katie Burkey of Nowthen, Minnesota was killed in a crash on Highway 169 in New Hope. While the semi truck driver accused of causing the crash will not face felony charges, a witness claims she
Updated: 08/28/2018 08:24P

Law ministry writes to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to recommend successor
The Union Law Ministry has formally communicated to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to recommend the name of his successor, official sources in the government confirmed. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has written to CJI Misra to recommend the ...
Updated: 08/28/2018 07:30P

Social Justice Fund awards grants to help eliminate racial and economic inequities
The Pittsburgh Foundation has created a new fund that will disperse money to nonprofits that address issues of economic and racial disparities. The foundation launched the Social Justice Fund last year with initial funding of $250,000. On Tuesday, it ...
Updated: 08/28/2018 07:00P

Trump privately revived the idea of firing Sessions this month, according to people familiar with the discussions
If Sessions leaves the Justice Department and the Senate confirms a new attorney general, that person probably would assume oversight of the investigation — as well as the ability to determine what material from the inquiry is shared with Congress and
Updated: 08/28/2018 06:19P

Kenya's Deputy Chief Justice arrested for alleged graft
NAIROBI. – Kenya's Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu was arrested at Supreme Court in Nairobi over alleged corruption. Judge Mwilu was yesterday taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning. Moments after the arrest, Director
Updated: 08/28/2018 06:05P

Russian oligarch, Justice Department and a clear case of collusion
In September 2015, senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official Bruce Ohr and some FBI agents met in New York with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, to seek the Russian billionaire's help on organized crime investigations. The meeting was facilitated ...
Updated: 08/28/2018 05:21P

Officer's murder conviction delivers justice for Jordan
Finally, justice for 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. A Dallas County jury on Tuesday found a former Balch Springs police officer guilty of murder when he indiscriminately fired his rifle into a car full of teenagers leaving a party in April 2017. Nothing
Updated: 08/28/2018 05:20P