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Louisiana Police Label Hispanic Drivers ‘White’ to Hide Racial Bias: Report

The Crime Report

Across America, law enforcement agencies have been accused of targeting Hispanic drivers, failing to collect data on those traffic stops, and covering up potential officer misconduct and aggressive immigration enforcement by identifying people as white on tickets, reports ProPublica. require the collection of data on traffic stops.

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Nine Sites in Rural America Named Seedbeds for Justice Reform

The Crime Report

A program to recruit and train new attorneys in South Dakota and a center that helps survivors of trafficking and domestic violence in Kansas become entrepreneurs are among nine “rural innovation” sites which will receive support under an initiative to promote justice reform in the U.S. Lazarus Recovery Services in North Carolina.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

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Share The justices returned to the bench on Jan. Tori Madden) The question before the justices on Jan. Tori Madden) The question before the justices on Jan. The justices then heard FBI v. 8 for a packed session of oral arguments – starting with immigration policy and the post-9/11 “No Fly List” and ending on Jan.

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Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Customs & International Trade Law

FDA Assistant Commissioner for Import Operations said that the agency is ramping up scrutiny on food importers that aren’t fully complying with Foreign Supplier Verification Program requirements. Highlights: Identified $7.6B

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Control Over Contraband Devices Eludes Prison Authorities: Report

The Crime Report

It called on correctional agencies to work with academics to conduct empirical research on the efficacy of technology and other interventions on combating contraband cell phones in jails and prisons. Correctional administrators across the country are failing to curb the growing use of contraband cell phones in prisons and jails?some

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

The Crime Report

immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. The original policy was set out in a 2014 memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Jailhouse Screening Process.

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Blocked beachgoers and bankruptcy bills

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Lundgren , the justices grappled with whether the “immovable-property exception” applies to tribal sovereign immunity. After a majority decided to send that case back to the Washington Supreme Court on procedural grounds, a new petition in a different case now asks the justices to take the question up again. Trustee program.