Department of Justice
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Reporting Officer-Involved Killings, Another Toothless Measure
Aug 10, 2016(Comments: 2)August 10, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The colonial wing of a British newspaper, the Guardian, reported last week that police will be required to report officer-involved deaths under a new system in the U.S. That is... -
Fault Lines Links – Execution Set For Kevn Cooper Following CA Moratorium
Feb 1, 2016(Comments: 2)Feb. 1, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning people. Here are your links: Kevin Cooper is set to be the first person to be executed since California’s moratorium on executions ended in November. Cooper was convicted of the brutal murder... -
Fault Lines Links – Chicago Judge Negates $3.5M Verdict In Police Shooting Of Niko Husband
Dec 15, 2015(Comments: 1)Dec. 15, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, the links today: A Chicago judge negated a $3.5 million verdict in the fatal shooting of unarmed Niko Husband by former Officer Marco Proano in July 2011 after... -
Fault Lines Links – DOJ Motions for Stay of Discovery in Kendrick Johnson Death Suit
Oct 23, 2015(Comments: 0)Oct. 23, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — It’s Friday people, your final update of the week: The Justice Department is requesting a judge to order attorneys involved in the Kendrick Johnson civil suit to suspend collecting evidence pending the federal... -
Fault Lines Links – Justice Department announces early release of 6,000 inmates
Oct 7, 2015(Comments: 0)Oct. 7, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Morning people, here’s what you need to know – The Justice Department has announced the early release of about 6,000 inmates in a push to curb overcrowding in prisons and... -
The Cost Of Reliably Unreliable Evidence
Apr 20, 2015(Comments: 0)Mimesis Law (Apr. 20, 2015) — Of the defendants convicted, 32 ended up on death row, and 14 have either been executed or died in prison. But hey, better dead than red, right? Via the Washington...