The House passed the Protecting Our Kids Act on Wednesday, hours after hearing harrowing testimony from gun violence survivors and their families, and two weeks after a shooter killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The House bill is wide reaching: It would raise […]
Justice
An easy win for criminal justice reform: Independent crime labs
Far from being over, the topic of criminal justice reform will likely return this summer ahead of the fall midterm elections. The fact that President Biden mentioned a desire to “fund” rather than defund the police in his State of the Union address (during a moment of international crisis in […]
Launch of Mexico’s First Judicial Bench Book for New Accusatory Criminal Justice System
Mexican and U.S. Justice Sector Officials Celebrate Launch of Mexico’s First Judicial Bench Book for New Accusatory Criminal Justice System June 3, 2022, Mexico, City – The Mexican federal judiciary, the Mexico City state judiciary, the Puebla state judiciary, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance […]
Commentary: Critics of Rodriguez Are Actually Just Opponents of Criminal Justice Reform
By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – Cynthia Rodriguez, challenger for Yolo County District Attorney, has been getting criticized for her policy approach or for being soft on crime in the last couple of weeks or so. Columnist with the Winters Express, Richard Casavecchia, recently wrote that candidate for Yolo […]
Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Policy. Our criminal justice system must respect the dignity and rights of all persons and adhere to our fundamental obligation to ensure fair and […]
Justice Department softens enforcement of hacking law in ‘good faith’ cases
The U.S. government is altering how vigorously it enforces a central cybercrime law that security researchers, civil liberty advocates and others have long-argued is overly broad. Under the change to enforcement of the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) — announced Thursday and first reported by Bloomberg — the […]
Recognition of victimhood vital for justice : The Tribune India
GS Bajpai Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs has made it official in its annual report that 64,827 Kashmiri Pandits had to leave J&K due to terrorism in the Valley. This report clearly states the dimension of victimisation of […]
War Crimes History: Will Russia Be Brought To Justice?
The war in Ukraine has turned very dark in ways few of us expected. Credible reports are pouring in of abuse of civilians, including torture, rape, looting, and executions (which Russia denies). Unlike many recent hostilities, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been accompanied by Vladimir Putin’s official declaration of […]
Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division Delivers Keynote at INTERPOL’s 25th Annual Pollution Crime Working Group Meeting | OPA
Remarks as Prepared Thank you for that very kind introduction, Federica. And greetings to everyone joining the proceedings today. It’s my great pleasure to be part of a robust and fascinating agenda. As just mentioned, my name is Todd Kim, and I have the great privilege of leading the U.S. […]
Norfolk town justice describes training process for new justices | St. Lawrence County
NORFOLK — The current Norfolk town justice said it will typically take four to five months for a new justice to be fully on board with court proceedings, and he’s ready to assist with the training. George C. Grubee recalled his training experience this week when the Norfolk Town Board […]