345.73 — Criminal Law
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Two senior Democratic lawmakers on the congressional judiciary committees have formally referred Kristi Noem, recently fired Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to the U.S. Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation over alleged false statements made during congressional testimony. In a March 16 letter, Dick Durbin, ranking member of the…
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A Georgia woman has been charged with murder after authorities allege she used abortion medication and later gave birth to an infant who died hours afterward, a case that could test the boundaries of the state’s abortion and criminal statutes. Alexia Moore, 31, of Kingsland, Georgia, was arrested on March 4 following a months-long investigation…
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Several prominent hip-hop artists are supporting a legal effort to stop the execution of a Texas death row inmate whose rap lyrics were introduced as evidence during his sentencing. Rappers including Fat Joe, Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug and N.O.R.E. have joined calls for the Supreme Court of the United States to halt the execution…
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The City of Chicago has agreed to pay $27 million to the family of a woman killed during a police chase after newly uncovered evidence surfaced while the case was headed for a new trial. The settlement stems from the 2017 death of 47-year-old Stacy Vaughn-Harrell, a mother of six who was killed when a…
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A Georgia criminal defense attorney is urging parents to equip teenage drivers with dashboard cameras, citing the growing legal importance of recorded evidence during interactions with law enforcement. Stephanie R. Lindsey, an Atlanta-based lawyer who shares legal insights on social media under the handle @attorneystephanie, raised the issue in an Instagram post following the circulation…
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Legislation introduced by Jasmine Clark is drawing attention from legal scholars, law enforcement officials, and civil liberties advocates as it advances through the Georgia House of Representatives. Known informally as the “Aroma Bill,” House Bill 496 (HB 496) proposes to significantly restrict police authority to conduct searches or arrests based solely on the odor of…
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Federal prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice appear to be distancing themselves from the circumstances surrounding the arrest of journalist Don Lemon, even as they continue to pursue criminal charges tied to a January protest at a Minnesota church. Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent reporter, was taken into federal custody in Los…
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A federal judge in South Florida has ordered the release of long-sealed grand jury transcripts tied to the abandoned 2006–2007 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein—marking the first significant test of a new federal transparency law aimed at exposing how the disgraced financier evaded serious prosecution for years. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled Friday that the…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, told CBS News that sex videos shown exclusively to the jury played a positive role in the case, describing the footage as “tame” and “eminently consensual.” In an interview with CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan, Agnifilo confirmed that journalists were not permitted to view the material, which he estimated…
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The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James in connection with her office’s handling of two high-profile matters: the civil fraud case against President Donald Trump and an investigation into the National Rifle Association (NRA), according to a Trump administration source familiar with the inquiries. The subpoenas, first reported by The New…
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