News & Commentary about Criminal Law Reform
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Feb 8, 2019
New Bill Limits When California Police Can Use Deadly Force
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Feb 7, 2019
Pennsylvania Can’t Be a Model for Reform if We Undermine People’s Rights
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Feb 5, 2019
Ohio Bucks a Bad Trend With New Police Body Camera Law
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Jan 25, 2019
Data Reveals Driving as a Person of Color in Illinois Leads to More Unjustified Searches
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Jan 23, 2019
Judges Prove Laquan McDonald’s Life Didn’t Matter Very Much to the System
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Jan 17, 2019
Rochester Could Break Through the Thin Blue Line Protecting Abusive Police
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Jan 15, 2019
Can the Trump Administration Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Build the Border Wall?
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Jan 10, 2019
Trump’s Labor Department Wants to Drug-Test Applicants for Unemployment Benefits
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Dec 27, 2018
In South Dakota, Police Officers Involved in Shootings Are Claiming They Have a Right to Privacy as Crime Victims
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Dec 17, 2018
We Need to Address Police Brutality in Alabama