NYPD Should Be Enjoined By City’s Nuisance Abatement Law
A ProPublica study finds that the New York Police Department has been using nuisance abatement laws to evict people without a trace of due process, when they haven't even been charged with a crime....
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Asks Courts to Stop Mugging Their Citizens
Evidence is mounting that we've lost our collective minds. When courts need reminding that poverty is not a criminal offense -- in 2016 -- it's time to reboot the system. The post Department of Justice...
View ArticleMike Moity Can’t Stand Injustice
Attorney Mike Moity of New Iberia, Louisiana couldn't stand by while visitors from Dallas, arrested on ridiculous misdemeanors, sat in jail awaiting trial because they couldn't pay bail. So he paid it...
View ArticleThe Court Of Appeals Giveth, The Court Of Appeals Taketh Away
A California court of appeals saved Detrice Garmon's civil case against LA County prosecutors, reversing a dismissal. The Illinois supreme court is making Christopher Geiler pay the speeding ticket...
View ArticleWhen A Dragon Needs Slaying, Call Isaac Wright, Jr.
A detective, a prosecutor and a judge teamed up to frame and imprison Isaac Wright, Jr. No doubt it was the worst mistake of their lives. He showed them how the law should work, and then became a...
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