Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the ...

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Amit Shah stressed that the Narendra Modi government framed the new laws to ensure that all rights of citizens are protected ...

Union home minister Amit Shah said that the new laws will fundamentally transform the Indian criminal justice system in the ...

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The minister also said that the new laws will replace the fear of ‘What will happen if I file an FIR’ with the confidence that ‘Filing an FIR will lead to immediate justice.’ ...

Still, there have been cases of judges rejecting deals because of victim feedback. In her 35-year career as a prosecutor, mostly of white-collar crimes, Peress said she has twice encountered a judge ...

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In courtrooms across the world, including the United States, child victims of sexual violence are expected to play by rules that were never made for them. They are asked to recall precise dates, ...

Dallas County has an ongoing pattern of detaining people for weeks past their release dates, derailing lives and compounding the jail’s overcrowding crisis.

Addressing Colorado’s DNA testing kit backlog has important implications for justice and the economy. Resolving this issue ...