Lawyer In California Proposes Killing Gays With ‘Sodomite Suppression Act’
A lawyer in California has submitted a ballot initiative with the state Department of Justice calling for the death of anyone who engages in sodomy in the state, the San…
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Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has nearly completed a highly critical report accusing the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created years of racial…
‘Old guard’ civil rights groups blew it on net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission got it right on “net neutrality.” So did President Obama, who took a bold stand in favor of keeping the Internet free. So did leaders such…
Holder defends DOJ’s Ferguson investigation
Holder, who sat down for an interview with CNN at the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters on Thursday in Washington, said the criticism he received from some corners for his…
In a Case of Religious Dress, Justices Explore the Obligations of Employers
WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Wednesday warned that “this is going to sound like a joke,” and then posed an unusual question about four hypothetical job applicants….
HUFFPOST HILL – The Arc Of The Moral Universe Is Long But It Bongs Toward Justice
Vulnerable Republicans are skipping CPAC, though why a Pennsylvania senator would feel hesitant about attending the “There’s No ‘I’ In Teamsters: Obama’s Bow to Big Labor Bosses” breakout session is…
Supreme Court: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
The opinion, however launched a series of fishy references from justices on both sides of the case. READ: The latest Obamacare challenge: What you need to know At issue was…
Judicial hypocrisy on juvenile sentencing?
As Wisconsin prepares to try two children as adults in an attempted murder case allegedly inspired by the mythical Slenderman, the prosecution of two preteens in adult court challenges our…
Sean Hosman, CEO Of Company Trying To Predict Repeat Criminals Is A Repeat Criminal
RONNIE GREENE, Associated Press EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sean Hosman is a leading voice in the national push to transform the justice system by predicting…
Bob Goodlatte Seemed ‘Remarkably Open’ To Criminal Justice Reform At White House Meeting
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was “remarkably open to many aspects of criminal justice reform” during a White House meeting on Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told…
Cory Booker Explains How The Drug War Hurts Law Enforcement
In a Tuesday interview with HuffPost Live, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discussed how the high cost of the war on drugs prevents law enforcement agencies from getting the funds they…
ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Into Mexican Farmworker’s Slaying
SEATTLE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican farmworker…
Cory Booker Talks Criminal Justice And ‘The New Jim Crow’ On HuffPost Live
Sen. Cory Booker has urged supporters to read Michelle Alexander’s award-winning book about the U.S. criminal justice system, ‘The New Jim Crow.’ He joins HuffPost’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim…
Justice Dept. Won’t Charge George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Killing
MIAMI — The Justice Department on Tuesday closed its investigation into the shooting death three years ago of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager in a hoodie who became a…
Half-Million Supporters Demand Pardon For Persecuted Gay Men Day After Graham Moore’s Oscar Speech
On the heels of screenwriter Graham Moore’s moving Oscars speech for his role in creating “The Imitation Game,” the family of the film’s protagonist, late mathematician Alan Turing, is demanding…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Nominee Allegedly Sent Racist Email
The nomination of a Pennsylvania judge to the state’s Supreme Court hit a road block on Friday after the Centre Daily Times reported that he once sent an allegedly racist…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Nominee Allegedly Sent Racist Email
The nomination of a Pennsylvania judge to the state’s Supreme Court hit a road block on Friday after the Centre Daily Times reported that he once sent an allegedly racist…
Darrien Hunt Killing By Police To Be Investigated By Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting of a young Utah man killed by police while wielding a samurai sword at a shopping center, according to a letter…
Darrien Hunt Killing By Police To Be Investigated By Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting of a young Utah man killed by police while wielding a samurai sword at a shopping center, according to a letter…
Mistakes made at cold case trial, but murder verdict sticks
“Johnny’s” conviction would stick. For the eyewitness whose long memory and compelling testimony solved a 1957 murder — the oldest cold case to go to trial in America — it…
The Powerpuff Girls Are Officially Coming Back In 2016
It’s a good day for justice. – Image: Giphy
U.S. Preparing To Sue Ferguson Police Over Charges Of Racial Bias: Report
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees…
Hispanic Group Calls For U.S. Probe Into Police Slaying Of Mexican Immigrant
SEATTLE, Feb 17 (Reuters) – A Hispanic advocacy group urged the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday to conduct its own investigation into the fatal police shooting in Washington state of…
Judge Challenging Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore On Gay Marriage: ‘We’re On The Right Side Of History’
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) doubled down Sunday on his decision to ignore a federal ruling allowing same-sex marriage in the state, while one of the probate…
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: ‘Don’t Paint Me As Anti-Gay’
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia requested Thursday that people not describe him as “anti-gay” based on his judicial decisions, according to the Washington Blade. “Don’t paint me as anti-gay or…
These Programs Are Helping Fix A Broken U.S. Prison System
Most experts would argue the U.S. prison system is in need of change, and a number of programs are tackling this challenge in cities nationwide. A study by the Vera…
Mississippi KKK Chapter Backs Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore In Anti-Gay Marriage Fight
Imperial Wizard Brent Waller of the United Dixie White Knights, the Mississippi branch of the Ku Klux Klan, shared the group’s support for Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a…
Chief Alabama judge would defy Supreme Court in gay marriage ruling
Chief Justice Roy Moore likened an eventual U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage to the Dred Scott ruling and Plessy v. Ferguson, two 19th century Supreme Court…
Down with ‘Notorious R.B.G.’
But she made an appearance recently on the arm of Rachel Fink, a student of the University of Maryland. Fink sat for nearly three hours last month as a tattoo…
Taiwan: Six Inmates Kill Themselves, Official Says
Six inmates at a prison in southern Taiwan killed themselves Thursday morning, ending an overnight hostage situation, a Justice Ministry official said. Two prison staff members were released unharmed after…