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China Denies Lawyer for Chen's Nephew
The Chinese government has denied Chen Kegui his choice of lawyers, saying he must use a pair of government-appointed attorneys in his "intentional homicide" trial. Chen was slapped with that charge...
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Would-Be Juror: Don't Pick Me, I'm A Racist Homophobe
Today's award for honesty goes to a would-be juror in Southampton, UK, by way of The Daily Echo . The man, whose name was withheld, wrote a letter to the Crown Court saying that he shouldn't be...
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Frenchwoman Freed From Mexico Prison After Outcry
A Frenchwoman whose 60-year Mexican prison sentence caused international controversy was released from jail yesterday. Florence Cassez was sentenced in 2005 for her role in a kidnapping gang after...
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Farrakhan: Give African Americans Our Own Courts
Controversial minister Louis Farrakhan offered up a controversial idea yesterday at the Nation of Islam's annual convention in Detroit: The black community should have its own court system, because the...
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Poor People Going to Jail Over Inability to Pay Fines
Accused criminals in Washington state might be surprised to learn that they'll need to shell out $125 in court fees to pay for their own jury, and double that amount if the jury requires 12 people...
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Ferguson Judge: We're Tossing Out Arrest Warrants
Ferguson's new municipal judge ordered massive changes today in the city's much-criticized municipal court, a move he said is aimed at restoring confidence in the system and easing the burden on needy...
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Treatment of Sex Assault Victim by Court Was 'Appalling': Judge
Without anywhere else to go, the homeless woman nestled in next to a heater in the stairwell of an Edmonton apartment building and fell asleep. She awoke to a man holding a knife to her throat. The...
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Trump Supports Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform Bill
"Did I hear the word bipartisan?" President Trump asked Wednesday as he announced his support for a major reform of prison and sentencing laws. The First Step Act, which the AP calls the "first major...
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'I've Rarely Seen a Case as Bad as Ronnie Long's'
In August, Ronnie Long walked out of prison and into the record books in the number 3 slot on the list of Americans who've served the longest sentences for crimes they didn't commit. In Long's case, it...
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