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Already impacting Neshoba County long before now, the murder rate in Jackson is three times worse than Chicago, worse than St. Louis, Baltimore, and Memphis. A separate judicial district and more state police, as some are now proposing to the Legislature, are ways to combat the record crime that continues to spill over into our state and impact even quiet, distant places like Neshoba County. ...

Vancouver Police officer Donald Sahota was off-duty when he was killed after a robbery incident escalated. (Courtesy: VPD) VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) – Amid the investigation of an off-duty Vancouver officer’s shooting death over the weekend after a Clark County deputy fired his rifle during a chase involving an accused robber, law enforcement training officials are speaking out about protocol. ...

Meridian School Superintendent Dr. Amy Carter sent a letter to parents and guardians after a shooting happened near the campus Tuesday. MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Meridian School Superintendent Dr. Amy Carter sent a letter to parents and guardians after a shooting happened near the campus Tuesday and also involved a student. An arrest has been made and the injured student was hospitalized in st...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - At least a dozen law enforcement agencies in Northeast Wisconsin are tackling an increase in self storage unit burglaries. “It’s a crime of opportunity for these people because they can be easily hidden. They can sneak right out of there as quickly as they came in,” said Aaron Dufek, an Investigator with Ashwaubenon Public Safety. The crime is nothing new, however, ...

Businesses could sue local governments if ordinances hurt profitsDan Matics reportsCONNECTING... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A bill moving through the Florida Legislature would allow a business to sue a county or city government if they can prove an ordinance caused a 15% hit to their business. The bill is designed to shield businesses from potential damage from things like mask mandates. It recen...

News A Rutgers Law School team today filed a milestone brief to overturn laws in 48 states that prevent citizens with felony convictions from voting, arguing that such restrictions violate international human rights law. The brief was filed in Washington, D.C. before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which monitors the U.S. and other nations’ compliance with their human rights t...

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. In this exclusive JURIST dispatch, law student Theint Sandi Soe tells in her own words, in English, the story of her extraordinary and daunting 1-year journey from being an ordinary law student in Ma...

The governor of Mississippi on Wednesday signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana, making the state the 37th to enact the policy change in the country. The legislature approved the measure last week with solid margins, advancing the reform more than one year after voters approved medical cannabis legalization at the ballot. That initiative was struck down by the state Supreme Court for pro...

'A sincere human being': law officers, lawyers reflect on Wayne Stenehjem's legacy  Bismarck Tribune

JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation Wednesday and it became law immediately. It could be months before the first marijuana dispensaries open. “There is no doubt that there are individuals in our state who could do significantly bett...