May 16, 2017
OWH May 16, 2017 A major gun-rights bill won’t return for more debate this year in the Nebraska Legislature, but the sponsoring senator said he will try again in 2018. State Sen. Mike Hilgers of Lincoln said Monday he has nearly worked out compromises to address some...
May 11, 2017
ABA Journal Social media giant Facebook will use technology to automatically stop users from uploading images known to be “revenge porn,” the Washington Post...
May 10, 2017
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has a wish list to fight crime in Chicago. And deciphering the scourge side of social media is on the list. Sneed is told Foxx sent the list via a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions late last week in hopes of snagging...
May 8, 2017
Herald/Times Tallahassee With overwhelming support from the Florida Senate on Thursday, a proposal that affords new protections for murder witnesses — heavily inspired by ongoing gun violence in Miami-Dade County — will go to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk and possibly become...
May 2, 2017
Crime and Justice News A new report (http://vera.us8.list-manage.com/track/click? u=6542df2be696ba0ea2f17b66a&id=1edebdc1f3&e=0516672a69) from the Vera Institute of Justice says there has been a “significant uptick in states’ actions around policing,...
May 1, 2017
Evan Bush Seattle Times In a classroom spotted with colorful hijabs, Seattle police Detective Beth Wareing stands in front of whiteboard and asks the group of 25 refugees what the police were like in the countries they emigrated from. “From what I’ve heard, police are...
Apr 28, 2017
The Crime Report James M. Adcock When “hot” and “cold” cases are handled by the same detectives in a police department, both types of investigations suffer. I wrote recently...
Apr 28, 2017
OWH April 28, 2017 The governor is headed for a showdown with state lawmakers over felon voting rights. Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a measure Thursday that restores the voting rights of felons immediately after they complete their sentences. View Full...
Apr 26, 2017
OWH April 26, 2017 Gov. Pete Ricketts took one of three options off the table Tuesday when he said he won’t sign a bill that allows Nebraska felons to vote in elections after completing their sentences. The Legislature voted 27-13 on Monday to pass the bill, which...
Apr 25, 2017
Christopher Caldwell April 2017 “We should all be dead,” said Jonathan Goyer one bright morning in January as he looked across a room filled with dozens of his coworkers and clients. The Anchor Recovery Community Center, which Goyer helps run, occupies the shell of an...
