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Norma Salz shares the story behind a favorite heirloom of hers: a handwritten letter in Yiddish that she received from Golda Meir in 1931.

the punitive excess that has come to define America’s criminal legal system. Our penchant for punitive sentencing goes back beyond the Constitution or the Pilgrims or even British common law. It goes back further than the Magna Carta or the Code of Hammurabi or the Talmud, back to the dawn of human history, when small groups of people adopted concepts of culpability and punishment as a matter of basic survival. Our ancient ancestors shamed and weeded out the rule-breakers among them, sometimes with leniency, usually in harsh ways, to protect the integrity and the unity of their tribe. A...

At 2:55 a.m. on January 17, 2020, according to the affidavit in the case, a member of the Denver Police Department responded to an address on North Perth Street following a report of a sexual assault. The unnamed victim subsequently told investigators that she'd called the DPD the previous month following an argument she had with her significant other, and after taking her information, Leon-Alvarez "began texting her afterward to check on her," the document reveals. Over time, the texts became "flirty," and on January 16, the woman agreed to accompany Leon-Alvarez to Dave & Buster's. At the e...

Or, in the judge's words, "a loon." An hour before the sentencing, Brandt recorded a brief clip for his YouTube channel in which he admitted that the video could be his last for a long time. But his remarks to Hoffman were clearly a play for a suspended sentence and probation, as opposed to a stint behind bars. "I think it's obviously an important day and an important question," Brandt said. "First of all, I drove this plea agreement. I want the court to know that. I think that my attorneys did a great job. I think that they mounted a great defense. I think there are perhaps legally defensib...

Man sentenced after pleaded guilty to charges, saying he wanted Denver judge 'violently murdered' Denver District Attorney's Office and last updated 2021-04-27 13:08:01-04 DENVER — A man was sentenced to prison on Monday after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges and claiming he wanted a Denver judge "violently murdered," according to the Denver District Attorney's Office. On Monday afternoon, Judge Morris Hoffman sentenced Eric P. Brandt, 49, to 12 years in prison. Brandt had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of retaliating against a judge. Hoffman sentenced Brandt to f...