United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas
United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower, Arkansas Today the United States and the state of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement…
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Associate Pleads Guilty to Loan Sharking
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Associate Pleads Guilty to Loan Sharking Robert Ranieri, 37, of Glendora, , pleaded guilty today to committing loan sharking activities on behalf of the Philadelphia La…
Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Settlement Agreement with Rhode Island and City of Providence Under the ADA
Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Settlement Agreement with Rhode Island and City of Providence Under the ADA The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into an interim settlement…
A More Just System of Juvenile Justice: Creating a New Standard of Accountability for Juveniles in Illinois
A More Just System of Juvenile Justice: Creating a New Standard of Accountability for Juveniles in Illinois For over a century, America’s legal system has made substantial reforms to change…
The Fourth Amendment in the Age of Persistent Aerial Surveillance
The Fourth Amendment in the Age of Persistent Aerial Surveillance If Big Brother made movies, persistent aerial surveillance would be its masterpiece. Small airplanes are rigged with high-tech cameras that…
Now You See Me: Problems and Strategies for Introducing Gender Self-Determination into the Eighth Amendment for Gender Nonconforming Prisoners
Now You See Me: Problems and Strategies for Introducing Gender Self-Determination into the Eighth Amendment for Gender Nonconforming Prisoners As the fight for transgender rights becomes more visible in the…
Technological Incarceration and the End of the Prison Crisis
Technological Incarceration and the End of the Prison Crisis The United States imprisons more of its people than any nation on Earth, and by a considerable margin. Criminals attract little…
Unmarked? Criminal Record Clearing and Employment Outcomes
Unmarked? Criminal Record Clearing and Employment Outcomes An estimated one in three American adults has a criminal record. While some records are for serious offenses, most are for arrests or…
Axius CEO Roland Kaufmann Sentenced for Conspiracy to Pay Bribes in Stock Sales
Axius CEO Roland Kaufmann Sentenced for Conspiracy to Pay Bribes in Stock Sales Roland Kaufmann, CEO of Axius, Inc., was sentenced today to serve 16 months in prison for his…
Former Security Contractor Executives Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining More Than $31 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses
Former Security Contractor Executives Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining More Than $31 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses Two executives at a Virginia-based security contracting firm were sentenced in the Eastern…
Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Eve Hill Delivers Remarks on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Eve Hill Delivers Remarks on the Americans with Disabilities Act Today’s agreement is about opportunity. It’s about growth.…
Philadelphia Drug Kingpin Sentenced to Death, Co-defendant to Face Life in Prison
Philadelphia Drug Kingpin Sentenced to Death, Co-defendant to Face Life in Prison A federal jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that voted in favor of death for a North…