Placeholder while article actions load TORONTO — Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that criminal defendants may argue that they were so intoxicated that they were in a state of automatism and therefore not responsible for some violent crimes, including assault and sexual assault. Canada’s highest court struck down a federal […]
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Russian Atrocities Prompt Bipartisan Push to Expand U.S. War Crimes Law
WASHINGTON — Leading senators of both parties have struck a deal over a draft bill that would expand a 1996 war crimes law to give American courts jurisdiction over cases involving atrocities committed abroad even if neither party is a U.S. citizen, in the latest response to Russia’s apparent targeting […]
The Need for Urgency in Closing the War Crimes Act’s Loopholes
With atrocities uncovered in Ukraine near daily, it is long past time for the U.S. Congress to close the loopholes in the War Crimes Act that weaken the country’s capacity to use one of its greatest assets – the rule of law – to counter Russian aggression. That law’s current […]
Experts warn the new anti-lynching law may not actually help prevent hate crimes : NPR
Deborah Watts, a cousin of Emmett Till, the Black 14-year-old from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and lynched after he allegedly whistled at a white woman, holds a poster on March 11, in Jackson, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Deborah Watts, a cousin of […]
Gov. DeWine introduces joint criminal justice initiative aimed at solving violent gun crimes
Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday an initiative to help Ohio police officers solve gun crimes. As part of Ohio’s Ballistics Testing Initiative, the state awarded a $10.5 million grant to the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ohio State Highway Patrol to […]