Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers proposed legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement in capital punishment sentencing.
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First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released
The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene.
High court offers bonuses, debt relief to lure police hires
U.S. Supreme Court police officers last fall staffed a table at Washington’s armory, where runners picked up their numbers and T-shirts for the Army 10-Miler road race. The officers were seeking to recruit new officers in a tight employment market.
Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.
Biden lawyer: FBI searches Biden’s Delaware home
The FBI was conducting a planned search Wednesday of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents, the president’s personal lawyer said.
Indiana justices won’t hear 2nd abortion case for now
Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, at least for now.
7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
Two more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and three emergency responders fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, officials said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for the shocking display of police brutality after video showed many more people failed to help him beyond the five officers accused of beating him to death.
Feds expect to collect $4.7B in insurance fraud penalties
The Biden administration estimated Monday that it could collect as much as $4.7 billion from insurance companies with newer and tougher penalties for submitting improper charges on the taxpayers’ tab for Medicare Advantage care.
Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture
Tyre Nichols’ fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, recorded in video made public Friday night, is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flashpoints in an intractable epidemic of brutality.
COA: Indictment against Lake Co. sheriff can proceed
The Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled an indictment against a northwest Indiana sheriff for felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor reckless driving can proceed.
Judge convicts 16-year-old of murder in Indiana girl’s death
A judge found a 16-year-old boy guilty of murder Thursday in the asphyxiation slaying of a 6-year-old northern Indiana girl.
Justice Kavanaugh: Supreme Court’s slow start a coincidence
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the public shouldn’t read anything into the high court’s historically slow start to releasing opinions.
Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight, involving his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.
Allen Co. picked for jury selection in slain Delphi teens trial
A jury for the trial of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls from Delphi nearly six years ago will be selected from a northern Indiana county of over 300,000 people, online court filings on Tuesday showed.
Police: Officer-involved shooting leaves man dead in Gary
An officer-involved shooting in Gary left a man dead Tuesday evening, police said.
Classified documents at Pence’s Indiana home, too, his lawyer says
Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Carmel residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of confidential information from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials.
Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition.
Jurors to be selected from north of Delphi in Allen murder trial
Jurors for the trial of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls from Delphi will be brought from one of two counties north of the location where the murder occurred, attorneys in the case decided Friday.
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.
EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty
President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment but has taken no major steps to that end.