California's new top cop is "on the people's side"
Kamala Harris vows to insure "the law of this state is on the side of the people."
Death Row inmate Troy Davis faces execution, again
Troy Davis, an African American man on Georgia's death row, faces execution, again, after a federal judge ruled yesterday, Aug. 25, in a Supreme Court ordered appeal.
Death row inmate Troy Davis hearing set for Wednesday
Troy Davis, an African American inmate held on Georgia's death row for nearly two decades, will have chance to win his freedom Wednesday.
Prosecutors target Northwestern University journalism students
CHICAGO, Ill. – Cook County prosecutors here have issued a subpoena seeking the grades and emails of journalism students at Northwestern University. The students conducted a three-year investigation that they say found a man serving a life sentence for a crime he did not commit.
Justices review life terms for teen offenders
A majority on the Supreme Court appeared to signal changing the use of life prison terms without parole for teenagers whose crimes do not involve a murder.
