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Ferguson, Missouri’s consent decree will require the police department to transform its operations, subject itself to new oversight, and cede its sovereignty to the federal government.

Most federal criminal legislation is designed to regulate domestic affairs.[1] Over the past few decades, however, Congress has increasingly adopted several laws that apply beyond our shores. One example is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it a crime to bribe a foreign official, a crime that can occur overseas. In those cases, Congress has clearly defined the conduct that federal law prohibits. The question for the jury is whether a defendant engaged in prohibited conduct (with the...

Supreme Court has ruled in two Arizona death penalty cases that 1990s amendments to the federal habeas corpus law permit state prisoners who were provided…

Negotiations are stalling in the Senate as lawmakers try to strike a deal on a police reform bill. The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act early this year. It is now being debated in the Senate, but there is disagreement on two key provisions. The first involves qualified immunity, which shields officers from civil lawsuits over constitutional violations. The second is over prosecuting police misconduct. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson joined CBSN's Lana Zak to dis...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Jan 17, 2021 09:16 AM EST  Alan Dershowitz called the impeachment process a sham because the Democrats violated the Constitution. Calling the attempts as no merit because it is politically biased as well.The second time that Trump is impeached, just like the first, there were questions on how valid they were. Democrats Violated the Constitution Six Times  According to respected Harvard Law, professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz called the second impeachment by House...