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"Undoing the Damage of the War on Drugs: A Renewed Call for Sentencing Reform" The title of this post is the title of the scheduled congressional hearing called by the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the U.S. House Committee of the Judiciary. The hearing is to take place on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10am and can be streamed here. The witness list, available here, should make this a must-see event: Rachel E. Barkow, Vice Dean and Charles Seligson Professor of Law, Fac...

Daily Signal readers weigh in on how to tackle homelessness, the wisdom of Thomas Sowell, and John Cena's apology to China.

Now with a super-majority, conservative justices are bringing big issues to the court.

ZOAR Three complaints about the operations of the Zoar Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. have been filed with the Charitable Law Section of the Ohio Attorney Generals Office. The most recent, made May 3, came from Councilman Joseph Potelicki. He objects to the fire department holding fundraisers despite the fact that it no longer responds to fires. Potelicki noted the organization has not had a contract with Zoar for fire protection since June 2020.  "As a concerned citizen and village represe...

Biden judicial nominee is poised for confirmation. Heres why that may matter for the Supreme Court John Fritze, USA TODAY © Pool, Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations on Capitol Hill, April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee is holding the hearing on pending judicial nominations. (Phot...

THERE was a technical error in Memories 521, when we told of the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Durham on June 24, 1960. The pictures in the Echo archive have “Durham Technical School” written on the rear of them, and so we said that the duke visited Durham Johnston Grammar Technical School. “I attended that school from 1958 to 1965 but recalled no such visit,” says Glynn Wales. “On examining more closely the photograph, I noted a blazer badge which I failed to recognise and somet...

Covid 19 coronavirus: New Zealanders grim discovery lands him in quarantine in Vanuatu 19 Apr, 2021 11:35 PM 5 minutes to read Vanuatu police attend the scene on 11 April. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald By: Julia Gabel and Nikki Preston An expat New Zealander was getting ready for a relaxing BBQ lunch with friends last Sunday when it took a shocking turn with the discovery of a body of a Filipino seaman on the beach in front of his Vanuatu house. The grim finding has triggered a three-day lockdown ...

New Zealanders grim discovery lands him in quarantine in Vanuatu New Zealanders grim discovery lands him in quarantine in Vanuatu Vanuatu police attend the scene on 11 April. Photo / Supplied New Zealanders grim discovery lands him in quarantine in Vanuatu Tue, 20 Apr 2021, 1:39PM An expat New Zealander was getting ready for a relaxing BBQ lunch with friends last Sunday when it took a shocking turn with the discovery of a body of a Filipino seaman on the beac...

(The Center Square) – Calls to defund the police have once again been thrust into the national spotlight after a string of high profile police shootings, but data show the rallying cry for police reformers may not hold water. After the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of police in Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Rashida Talib, D-Mich., made headlines this week for posting on Twitter: “No more policing, incarceration, and militarization. It cant be reformed.” Later in the week, Senate law...

By Jeff Angelo Apr 16, 2021 The Marion Independent School District is struggling to come up with a mascot name that wont offend anyone - Jeff is here to help; Professional skateboarder and musician Mike Vallely moves his family and business to Des Moines and tells Jeff why; Greg Edwards celebrates the return of Monster Jam and other events; Legal studies expert John Malcolm describes which policing reforms are necessary and which will harm law enforcement. Click to hear hour two of Need To Kno...