New state abortion laws likely to become bogged down in legal challenges face another potential obstacle: prosecutors who refuse to enforce them. The Associated Press reached out to nearly two dozen district attorneys across seven states, and several said they ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) – A multimillion-dollar settlement on Monday ended the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of a case that could have changed the legal protections that criminal prosecutors get as they do their jobs. The high court agreed to dismiss the ...

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A group of Missouri prosecutors urged bar officials to conduct a review of the state’s entire criminal justice system – one that doesn’t focus just on public defenders. In a press release sent Thursday, Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins said ...

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Last week I was shocked to see Chuck E. Cheese could be a deviant. Well, at least a guy in a Chuck E. Cheese outfit greeting patrons coming in the door is accused by a woman of copping a feel ...

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After the scandal with the prosecution of the Duke lacrosse players, you might think nothing would surprise you in a high-profile case. So I was shocked when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder concluded prosecutors had acted so egregiously in the ...

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Computer technology, the Internet and cellular phones are used as tools to commit crimes, butcan also be used as evidence to prosecute criminals. The Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group (RCCEEG) conducts forensic analysis on seized computers and other ...

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Deputy Scott Boan runs a metal detector over Stephen Jones at the ground floor entrance to the Jackson County Courthouse on Monday. While Jackson County has hefty security measures, some rural counties do not, prompting some lawmakers to favor letting prosecutors carry weapons. Earlier this year, a man whom Dent County Prosecutor Jessica Sparks had prosecuted on meth-related charges came into her courthouse office. Although Sparks said the confrontation didn't result in any injuries, she said she would have been in serious danger if a weapon was produced. Click here to continue reading.

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