Walmart gunman won’t face death penalty, family says
The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.
Tag: Criminal Justice System
News and content focused on crime, courts, or law enforcement. This tag is also added to content about criminal and social justice related to systemic racism.
The Trump Administration is Threatening to Shut Down Social Security
"Rather than comply with a lawful court order, he wants to see millions of families, retirees, and disabled individuals go hungry, suffer, and potentially lose their homes all to curry favor with anti-worker billionaires."
‘Open for business:’ It pays to be an informant. Telling the truth is optional
Take it from Derrick Shiloh: There are huge benefits to becoming a jailhouse informant. He was urged, he said, 32 years ago by a fellow detainee at the Duval County jail to join the informants who were planning to testify that they had heard Kenneth Hartley confess to the murder of Gino Mayhew, 17.…
MAGA propaganda puts Judicial branch in danger
MAGA propaganda escalates attacks on America’s judicial branch.
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
In the fall of 2022, the New York Police Department began posting videos online to promote one of its latest initiatives: the Community Response Team, an elite unit formed under the city’s new mayor, Eric Adams.
Protesters Rally After Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
Protesters rallied following the arrest of Columbia University student Mahmoud Kahlil—a green card holder who didn't commit any crimes.
Trump’s AG has been busy quietly ushering in fascism.
Pam Bondi’s first day at DOJ was spent making changes that will benefit Trump, his authoritarian friends abroad, and his “billionaire buddies.”
Landlord Convicted in Hate Crime Stabbing of 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy
For two years, Joseph Czuba, had a friendly relationship with his Palestinian American tenants in Plainfield, Illinois. But after the war on Gaza ignited, a switch flipped. Days after October 7, 2023, Czuba told his tenant Hanan Shaheen that she needed to move out, citing the war, and insinuated she…
MAGA men caught impersonating cops (VIDEO)
Several men have now been caught impersonating law enforcement officers.
Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks
State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and growing number of federal lawsuits.
Trump Admin still freezing funds despite court orders
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.
Trump’s executive order sows confusion for transgender federal prisoners
Without guidance from the Bureau of Prisons, transgender federal prisoners are “told one thing from one staff person and a totally different thing from another.”
Trump’s pardons and purges revive old question: Who counts as a terrorist?
The president’s sweeping clemency for Capitol rioters and his administration’s ongoing removal of career national security specialists foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say current and former officials and researchers.
Trump says he wants to deport Americans?!
Donald Trump floats the idea of deporting Americans. Jayar Jackson breaks it down in this clip from The Watchlist.
Trump wants to deport US inmates to mega prison in El Salvador
President Trump now wants to deport US citizens to a mega prison in El Salvador. A statement released by the President of El Salvador confirmed this.
