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February 23, 2022
In the wake of Donald Trump’s false claims about voter fraud, Texas Republicans last fall passed a controversial law that left in place the state’s two-week early voting period but made it more complicated to vote by mail, imposed strict rules and penalties for poll workers, and eliminated drive-by voting and 24-hour voting.
Election officials asked state legislators to push back the start of...
February 23, 2022
Supporters of Trayvon Martin rally in front of Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) office in April 2012 in protest of the state's "stand your ground" law following 17-year-old Trayvon's killing that February in Sanford. Experts say studies have since shown that "stand your ground" and laws like it lead to increases in homicides, and possibly vigilantism.
When George Zimmerman pursued and shot to death ...
February 23, 2022
Man hides his gun behind his back, on a black background.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Representative Danny McCormick introduced a law into the Louisiana legislature this week that would classify homicides as justified if “committed for the purpose of preventing imminent destruction of property or imminent threat of tumultuous and violent conduct during a riot.”
Current Louisiana law consider...
February 23, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a plan to expand gun rights that would recognize some gun owners as law enforcement officers, and it’s drawing fire from some in law enforcement.
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said citizens deserve the right to defend themselves, but this is perhaps taking things to the extreme.
“It would create confusion and unnecessa...
February 23, 2022
1 of 3 South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, D-North Charleston, left, promises the parents of Jamal Sutherland he will work to pass bills written after his son died when jail officers shocked him several times and kneeled on his back, at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The parents of a mentally ill Black man wh...
February 23, 2022
Richard Wheatley (Dylan McDermott) and Sebastian McClane (Robin Lord Taylor) continue to be a thorn in the Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s task force’s side when the NBC drama resumes on February 24… but not for long?
After all, the season is divided into three, and we’re halfway through the second arc. Until it’s over, however, Wheatley remains a great concern, especially when it comes to...
February 23, 2022
Law & Order is back! After initially being canceled after season 20 in 2010, creator Dick Wolf’s mothership series, which has spawned a number of spinoffs and an expansive TV universe, is returning with season 21.
Led by executive producer and showrunner Rick Eid, the revival features returning stars Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard....
February 23, 2022
FILE PHOTO – SPC. Rafael Hernando Middle School | Photo courtesy SISD
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Officials with Socorro ISD say Hernando Middle School in Far East El Paso is on a precautionary ‘Safety Protocol’ as a result of law enforcement activity around the area.
KTSM has reached out to both the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding any possible o...
February 23, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery Day recognized annually in Georgia, highlights law reforms Times-Enterprise
February 23, 2022
Va. House bill would reverse law limiting minor traffic stops Prince William Times