Criminal justice articles
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Liberal Justices Come Out Swinging In Uphill Battle Over Criminalizing Homelessness
The liberal justices pounced aggressively in oral arguments Monday over a city ban on sleeping outside with a blanket, less indicative of a full-court press to sway their right-wing colleagues to their side and more an attempt to put their stamp on a case they know cannot be won.
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'Face justice': New Yorkers ready for Trump criminal trial
Donald Trump made his name and fortune in New York, but supporters of the former president are thin on the ground in the city that never sleeps ahead of his historic trial that opens Monday."He has to face justice, right?" said Valmir Do Carmo, 30, a babysitter, as he walked his dogs on Court Street in the city's Brooklyn borough."He hasn't a lot of supporters in New York City though, but I'm confident, New York City is very upfront, and I'm pretty sure justice is going to be made."Trump has...
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Colorado lawmakers prepare to relaunch criminal justice commissions amid skepticism from reformers
Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that's drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting the same simmering tensions that helped sink a predecessor last year.