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Three screen captures from a video showing a courtroom scene where the judge sits at the bench on the right, and across a dark green carpet sits the prosecutor at a table. The images are overlaid on each other with edges overlapping. Behind the images in faded text appears language from the Florida immigration law that has been blocked by a federal judge.
Feature July 15
Arrested, Shackled and Deported from Florida — Despite a Federal Court Order
A man was convicted and deported to Mexico, and at least 26 other people have been arrested under a Florida immigration law that officials were ordered not to enforce.
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A photograph from an angle of the South Carolina State House, a light-colored building with a triangular pediment and columns in front, and trees on a lawn with paths.
Closing Argument June 28
How ‘Coercive Control’ Is Expanding Domestic Abuse Laws in Several States
The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt victims.
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A billboard sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display with an image of Breonna Taylor, in Louisville, Kentucky.
News August 8, 2020
Why It’s Not So Simple To Arrest The Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor
Memes and billboards are calling for arresting the three officers. But what does Kentucky law say?
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The Palm Beach County, Florida, sheriff’s office displayed stolen items recovered from a second-hand gold dealer in 2014. The threshold for felony theft in Florida is $300.
News August 9, 2017
What’s the Punishment for Theft? Depends On What State You’re In
You can go to prison in Florida for a $300 crime, but it’s $2,500 in Wisconsin.
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Riverside police squared-off with demonstrators in 1999 after the district attorney announced that four police officers would not be held criminally responsible for the shooting death of Tyisha Miller.
News February 5, 2017
Sessions May Resist Federal Oversight of Police, But There’s Another Option
A California law offers a way for states to reshape troubled departments.
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Quiz July 24, 2016
Is It Time to Roll Back the Laws on Spreading HIV?
Take our quiz on which criminal penalties remain in force.
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Case in Point July 18, 2016
Letting Prosecutors Write the Law
It’s more common than you think.
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News March 27, 2015
West Virginia Loosens Anti-Truancy Laws
But does the state go far enough?
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