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Jared Kushner ramps up push for criminal justice reform
Jared Kushner, the high-profile White House official and son-in-law of President Trump, is suddenly enjoying some renewed momentum on one of his prime projects — criminal-justice reform — while facing major tests on a potential Mideast peace deal and
Updated: 08/30/2018 09:13P
Trump issues threat to Justice Dept
US President Donald Trump says Attorney-General Jeff Sessions is safe in his job until November but has warned he will "get involved" if the FBI and Justice Department do not "start doing their job". Trump told Bloomberg News in an interview that
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:53P
Offender needs treatment, justice concludes
Travis Byron Dennis appeared in Yukon Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon to be sentenced by chief justice Ron Veale. Eric Marcoux and Paul Battin represented the Crown, with Marcoux appearing by phone from Ottawa. David McWhinnie and Norah ...
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:36P
Grant County exploring sales tax bump for law and justice
County commissioners and Sheriff Tom Jones began meeting with law enforcement and city officials this week as the county explores a three-tenths of one percent law and justice sales tax in hopes of alleviate those concerns. “As far as the commissioners
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:23P
Twitter Justice: Ted Cruz Tries to Shame Beto O'Rourke; Hits Self In Nuts
One of the most exciting and watched Senate races is happening (clap-clap-clap-clap) deep in the heart of Texas between human ferret and probable Zodiac Killer Ted Cruz, and progressive dreamboat Beto O'Rourke. Currently O'Rourke is only trailing Cruz ...
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:10P
US justice department criticises Harvard over 'racial bias'
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has criticised Harvard University over its admissions process, saying it uses "racial balancing" to select students. The DoJ has weighed in on a civil lawsuit challenging Harvard's use of race in the application process.
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:05P
Justice Anthony Kennedy To Kick Off Inaugural Law and Democracy Event
“We are deeply honored that Justice Kennedy will launch our new Karsh Center for Law and Democracy,” Dean Risa Goluboff said. “We look forward to welcoming him back to the Law School and to learning from his longstanding efforts to strengthen ...
Updated: 08/30/2018 05:01P
Change, fresh faces mark new era for local criminal justice system
It might not be as visible to the public—except for that big shiny new building on Main Street—but an era marked by change is underway inside the local criminal justice system. Retirements and resignations, an election and new hires, along with the
Updated: 08/30/2018 04:32P
Poland: Court vacancy disputed by chief justice holding seat
The Supreme Court is central to Poland's dispute with European Union leaders who say that changes the right-wing government has made to the judicial system threaten the country's rule of law. The European Court of Justice, the EU's top court, is
Updated: 08/30/2018 04:31P
Justice Department Promises Crackdown On Supervised Injection Sites
A top Justice Department official is putting cities considering medically-supervised drug injection sites on notice: If you open one, prepare for swift and aggressive legal action. With record numbers of fatal overdoses, several cities are working on
Updated: 08/30/2018 04:17P