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• Gov. Edwards releases Louisiana's Justice Reinvestment Reforms 2019 Annual Performance Report - KATC Lafayette News

  19-07-2019 23:56 via katc.com
  Gov. Edwards releases Louisiana's Justice Reinvestment Reforms 2019 Annual Performance Report  KATC Lafayette NewsToday, Governor John Bel Edwards released Louisiana's Justice Reinvestment Reforms 2019 Annual Performance Report. The report shows that Louisiana has ...
  
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• ‘Confused and angry:’ Brookfield family seeking justice after finding noose in tree outside their home - WITI FOX 6 Milwaukee

  19-07-2019 23:54 via fox6now.com
  ‘Confused and angry:’ Brookfield family seeking justice after finding noose in tree outside their home  WITI FOX 6 MilwaukeeBROOKFIELD -- A Brookfield family is criticizing police after finding a noose hanging from a tree near their home. The Shaws say their concerns are being swept ...
  
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• Young Justice's Wayward Harper Row Is Exactly What the Outsiders Need - CBR - Comic Book Resources

  19-07-2019 23:50 via cbr.com
  Young Justice's Wayward Harper Row Is Exactly What the Outsiders Need  CBR - Comic Book ResourcesHarper Row's selfish and destructive behavior in Young Justice: Outsiders is exactly the kind of teen angst the series needs to spice things up.
  
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• Federal Civil Rights Watchdog Condemns Justice Department’s New Immigration Hearing Policy - U.S. News & World Report

  19-07-2019 23:34 via usnews.com
  Federal Civil Rights Watchdog Condemns Justice Department’s New Immigration Hearing Policy  U.S. News & World ReportThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Friday denounced a recent Department of Justice policy to replace interpreters at immigration hearings with videos, and ...
  
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• House Oversight asks SDNY if Justice Department guidelines shielded Trump from indictment - Washington Examiner

  19-07-2019 23:22 via washingtonexaminer.com
  House Oversight asks SDNY if Justice Department guidelines shielded Trump from indictment  Washington ExaminerThe House Oversight Committee asked prosecutors for the Southern District of New York whether they held off indicting President Trump on campaign finance ...
  
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• Law Student Asks For Advice From Justice Neil Gorsuch — And He Gets It - The Daily Caller

  19-07-2019 23:21 via dailycaller.com
  Law Student Asks For Advice From Justice Neil Gorsuch — And He Gets It  The Daily CallerA law student wrote Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch several months ago asking for advice, then published his response on Twitter.
  
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• Why does Trump want son of late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia to join his Cabinet? - Salon

  19-07-2019 23:20 via salon.com
  Why does Trump want son of late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia to join his Cabinet?  SalonPresident Donald Trump has tapped lawyer Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor secretary.
  
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• "We are his voices"; Mother wants justice for son in Snapchat video - WSET

  19-07-2019 23:19 via wset.com
  "We are his voices"; Mother wants justice for son in Snapchat video  WSETROANOKE, Va. (WSET) --A mom is demanding justice after a disturbing Snapchat video went viral showing her son crying at daycare with a profane caption ...
  
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• Tampa Tiger Bay Club Hosts Bi-Partisan Panel On Criminal Justice Reform - WUSF News

  19-07-2019 22:55 via wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu
  Tampa Tiger Bay Club Hosts Bi-Partisan Panel On Criminal Justice Reform  WUSF NewsA bi-partisan panel of Tampa Bay political leaders discussed criminal justice reform at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Friday. Panelists included state Sen.
  
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• El Salvador files graft charges against ex-justice minister - Washington Post

  19-07-2019 22:20 via washingtonpost.com
  El Salvador files graft charges against ex-justice minister  Washington PostProsecutors in El Salvador are accusing an ex-minister of justice and public security of illicit enrichment and seeking restitution of over $1 million in allegedly ...
  
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• What Is 'Unlawful Command Influence' In The Military Justice System? - NPR

  19-07-2019 22:09 via npr.org
  What Is 'Unlawful Command Influence' In The Military Justice System?  NPRNPR's Ailsa Chang examines the military justice system's concept of "unlawful command influence" with Professor Stephen Vladeck of The University of Texas at ...
  
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• Look out for more woke social justice lies from Cory Booker at the next debate - Washington Examiner

  19-07-2019 21:46 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Look out for more woke social justice lies from Cory Booker at the next debate  Washington ExaminerIf Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, attempts to out-social justice his Democratic rivals at news week's presidential debate, just remember that he's probably full ...
  
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• If Venezuela wants justice in the U.S., it should first release imprisoned American oil executives - Dallas News

  19-07-2019 20:26 via dallasnews.com
  If Venezuela wants justice in the U.S., it should first release imprisoned American oil executives  Dallas NewsVenezuela President Nicolas Maduro, the socialist leader who has ground his country into poverty and won reelection amid international concern of...
  
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• Warren County probation director to head justice task force - Glens Falls Post-Star

  19-07-2019 19:55 via poststar.com
  Warren County probation director to head justice task force  Glens Falls Post-StarWarren County Probation Director Robert Iusi has been chosen to head a state task force to examine what impact upcoming criminal justice reforms will have on ...
  
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• Deputy accused of smuggling cellphone into Onondaga County Justice Center - syracuse.com

  19-07-2019 19:46 via syracuse.com
  Deputy accused of smuggling cellphone into Onondaga County Justice Center  syracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An Onondaga County Sheriff Office deputy has been accused of repeatedly smuggling a cellphone into the Onondaga County Justice ...
  
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• Justice Stevens at oral argument: Often fatal; always kind - SCOTUSblog

  19-07-2019 19:18 via scotusblog.com
  Justice Stevens at oral argument: Often fatal; always kind  SCOTUSblogPaul Clement is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Clement served as the 43rd Solicitor General of the United States from June ...
  
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• Jonathan Katz resigns as New Paltz Town Justice - Hudson Valley One

  19-07-2019 18:38 via hudsonvalleyone.com
  Jonathan Katz resigns as New Paltz Town Justice  Hudson Valley OneWith a tersely-worded letter sent to New Paltz Town Council members, Jonathan Katz ended his 24-year run as town justice, effective August 8. Interviews to fill ...
  
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• Jussie Smollett lawyers: Special prosecutor ruling a ‘travesty of justice’ - Chicago Sun-Times

  19-07-2019 18:26 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Jussie Smollett lawyers: Special prosecutor ruling a ‘travesty of justice’  Chicago Sun-TimesTaking aim at a Cook County judge and two key witnesses, Jussie Smollett lawyers have asked to cancel a special prosecutor investigation of the “Empire” actor ...
  
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• Maine Hires DC Group To Help Reform Juvenile Justice System - Maine Public

  19-07-2019 18:01 via mainepublic.org
  Maine Hires DC Group To Help Reform Juvenile Justice System  Maine PublicMaine corrections officials who are considering reforms to the state's juvenile justice system have hired a Washington, D.C.-based juvenile justice policy group.
  
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• Trump to Nominate Justice Scalia’s Son as Labor Secretary - Daily Signal

  19-07-2019 17:46 via dailysignal.com
  Trump to Nominate Justice Scalia’s Son as Labor Secretary  Daily SignalI am pleased to announce that it is my intention to nominate Gene Scalia as the new secretary of labor,” Trump says.
  
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• Democrats to focus Mueller questioning on obstruction of justice - MarketWatch

  19-07-2019 17:25 via marketwatch.com
  Democrats to focus Mueller questioning on obstruction of justice  MarketWatchWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a ...
  
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• Quest for Daughter's Justice Takes an Unexpected Turn - Newser

  19-07-2019 17:00 via newser.com
  Quest for Daughter's Justice Takes an Unexpected Turn  NewserAnother remarkable crime case involving the field of genetic genealogy has surfaced, but this one out of Idaho comes with a twist. Usually, the technology is ...
  
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• Justice Elena Kagan uses Spider-Man to warn of Supreme Court's 'great responsibility' to follow precedent - CNN

  19-07-2019 16:49 via cnn.com
  Justice Elena Kagan uses Spider-Man to warn of Supreme Court's 'great responsibility' to follow precedent  CNNWashington (CNN) Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan extolled the late Justice John Paul Stevens and decried the effects of partisan gerrymandering on ...
  
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• Justice settles millions in out-of-state debt claims - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews

  19-07-2019 15:19 via wvmetronews.com
  Justice settles millions in out-of-state debt claims - WV MetroNews  West Virginia MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has settled two lawsuits by companies that were coming after him personally for millions of dollars. Siemens Financial ...
  
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• Why Female Leadership is What the Climate Justice Movement Needs - Ms. Magazine

  19-07-2019 15:06 via msmagazine.com
  Why Female Leadership is What the Climate Justice Movement Needs  Ms. Magazine“The climate movement cannot succeed without an urgent upsurge in women's leadership across the Global South and the Global North. Women and girls are ...
  
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• Trump picks son of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as next Secretary of Labor - WQAD Moline

  19-07-2019 14:24 via wqad.com
  Trump picks son of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as next Secretary of Labor  WQAD MolinePresident Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will nominate Gene Scalia, former Justice Antonin Scalia's son, as secretary of labor -- replacing Alex ...
  
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• HBO Debuts 'His Dark Materials' Trailer at SDCC. Will It Do Justice to Philip Pullman's Novels? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

  19-07-2019 13:51 via cheatsheet.com
  HBO Debuts 'His Dark Materials' Trailer at SDCC. Will It Do Justice to Philip Pullman's Novels?  Showbiz Cheat SheetHBO offered a first look at its highly anticipated new series His Dark Materials to an enthusiastic Hall H crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday. In the trailer ...
  
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• D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine's juvenile justice system - Press Herald

  19-07-2019 10:00 via pressherald.com
  D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine's juvenile justice system  Press HeraldState corrections officials have hired a Washington, D.C.-based juvenile justice policy group to spend the next seven months evaluating Maine's juvenile justice ...
  
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• Trump to nominate late Justice Antonin Scalia's son for Labor secretary - Los Angeles Times

  19-07-2019 03:15 via latimes.com
  Trump to nominate late Justice Antonin Scalia's son for Labor secretary  Los Angeles TimesPresident Trump says he will nominate lawyer Eugene Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new Labor secretary.
  
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• Probation violators and how the criminal justice system is handling them - WOWT

  19-07-2019 02:59 via wowt.com
  Probation violators and how the criminal justice system is handling them  WOWTNew questions tonight for the criminal justice system. For months - 6 news has been investigating a major gang and guns case by the ATF and how most of the ...
  
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• Remembering Justice Stevens - SCOTUSblog

  19-07-2019 00:44 via scotusblog.com
  Remembering Justice Stevens  SCOTUSblogIan Heath Gershengorn is Chair of Jenner & Block's Appellate and Supreme Court practice, and he served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General and as Acting ...
  
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• Dixon man says justice was not served after man who beat his wife to death gets plea deal - WQAD Moline

  19-07-2019 00:35 via wqad.com
  Dixon man says justice was not served after man who beat his wife to death gets plea deal  WQAD MolineDIXON, Illinois-- A Dixon man says justice was not served after his wife, a DCFS worker, was beaten to death on the job. Last week 26-year-old Andrew Sucher ...
  
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