By Sandy . . . Early in May 2023, a man in Oklahoma shot to death his wife, her three children, two friends of the children who were there for a sleepover, and then himself. Demands for action to prevent future, similar
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Originally published at Arizona Capitol Times By John Covert . . . .Based on a false premise, Justice Anthony Kennedy asserted in the case of McKune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24 (2002) that “the risk of recidivism posed by sex offenders is
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By Michael McDaniel . . . Near the Litchfield Church in September 2022, a car set off an automated license plate reader system alarm. The camera system, called Flock, told police the vehicle was stolen. Police scrambled to find the driver in the
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By Rebekah Riess and Lauren Mascarenhas . . . After spending 29 years in prison for the rape of his stepdaughter, a New Orleans man is free thanks to the help of the local district attorney’s office and testimony from the victim herself, who has
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By Larry . . . This win is fantastic, and the case is one of the most fascinating cases I’ve written about for NARSOL. Many critical legal issues are combined into one case, which is unusual. Our hope is that each reader
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Florida Action Committee . . . Citizens and organizations across Florida are alarmed as the legislature appears headed to pass a law already found unconstitutional in Louisiana and Alabama, potentially leaving Florida taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal disputes. Florida House of Representatives bill
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Reproduced in full with author permission. Originally published at little red dots. By Guy Hamilton-Smith . . . Time for another very exciting post, this time about a research brief commissioned by the federal SMART office — the office responsible for federal policy
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By Sandy . . . With legislatures in session across the country, advocates are closely watching bills that address their issues. Some are good, some are indifferent, and some are just plain bad. The touchstone is does the bill address a situation in
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By Sandy . . . It has been a while since anything significant crossed my desk concerning the situation in Joliet where the mayor is doing his best – or worst — to close down an apartment building designed as reentry housing
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By Sam . . . While the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) is massive, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill to reform the military justice system is pretty straightforward. I have read it in its entirety and, at least as it is written, this
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