A pandemic brings out the best in most people and the worst in some.
In 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, Oklahoma City public health Commissioner John Duke was determined to save as many people as possible from the flu…
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A pandemic brings out the best in most people and the worst in some.
In 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, Oklahoma City public health Commissioner John Duke was determined to save as many people as possible from the flu…
Category: Guns | Weapon Crimes
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun sales have soared. In Texas, the state’s Attorney General has deemed gun stores essential, meaning they can remain open even during stay-at-home orders.
If you’re a Texas gun dealer, you’re probably…
Category: Animal Abuse | Animal Cruelty
With the widespread attention of the recent Netflix documentary, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, Joe Exotic (given name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) has become an overnight sensation. Donald Trump, Jr. has even asked his dad, the president, to consider the Tiger…
Category: Constitutional Law | SCOTUS
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas that gives law enforcement greater discretionary latitude in stopping motor vehicles.
On April 28, 2016, Deputy Mark Mehrer was on routine patrol when he…
Category: Corruption | Criminal Law | Homicide/Murder
In a recent podcast interview with Mehdi Hasan, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirscher posed the interesting possibility that President Donald J. Trump could face criminal liability after leaving office. According to Kirshner, the President faces criminal exposure because of his…
Category: bail reform | Criminal Justice Reform
Gradually, inevitably, the COVID 19 virus is working its way through the Texas jail and prison systems. There are roughly 7,500 to 10,000 inmates in the Harris County Jail.
Throughout Texas’ county jails, nearly 70 percent of people detained in…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
Each year worldwide, some 30 million people spend time in a prison or some other form of detention. Eleven million people are incarcerated around the world on any given day. The World Health Organization estimates that one in five of…
Category: Constitutional Law
Governmental and political incompetence has infected the COVID 19 crisis at virtually every level in the official response to it. Thousands of people have died, and many more will die, as the federal response to the crisis continues to flounder…
Category: Immigration Crimes
COVID-19 is making things uncertain for most Americans. But for immigrants ensnared in the U.S. Justice System, the looming uncertainty can feel overwhelming. An already-shaky immigration court system has not been immune to the COVID-19 upheaval either.
If you’re…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Manufacturing | Drug Trafficking
In an effort to disrupt the distribution of methamphetamine across the country, federal law enforcement officials have allocated new resources.
A bill passed in late 2019 by Congress allowed federal money to be used in the fight against meth…