Donna Brazile: States Again Outpace Congress in Common-Sense Reform
Donna Brazile: States again outpace Congress in common-sense reform
Given tight budgets and overcrowded prison cells, judges should be given the authority to conduct an individualized review in sentencing certain drug offenders and not be bound to outdated laws that have proven not to work and cost taxpayers billions …
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Corruption probes hitting Dems across the country
The latest were a pair of arrests earlier this week, snagging Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon, who later resigned, and California state Sen. Leland Yee. The latter involved a tangled web of allegations … Trey Radel, who was convicted for cocaine …
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Supreme Court to Decide if Cops Need a Warrant to Search Your Phone
The outcome is expected to shore up conflicting federal and state rulings, as well as varying state laws that are all over the map as mobile phones have become virtual extensions of ourselves, housing everything from email to instant-message chats to …
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Feds arrest fugitive Jamaican Oneil McKenzie in record bust
McKenzie was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on a charge of possession with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine. U.S. Marshals and DEA … "This case represents the hard work and dedication of several law enforcement …
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