There’s a separate justice system for people under 18 because their brains are still developing. Treating them as adults can turn them into repeat offenders.
Media Release from District Attorney Andy Hamlin
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
Selma city leaders hosted a Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday night to discuss ways to address crime issues that have plagued the city…
(The Center Square) – A law firm is putting California Attorney General Rob Bonta on notice about keeping parents in the dark about their children's gender transitions.
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed members to a new council tasked with documenting the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS, two federal immigration enforcement operations that sparked controversy, litigation and criminal investigations that remain ongoing.
I believe in the Alabama death penalty. I have voted to uphold death sentences. I am not writing this piece to argue that Alabama should aboli…
As Selma grapples with years of violence and a surge recently that claimed the lives of three young people, including a 2-year-old child, city…
