NYT Profiles Years Of Abuse By Rankin County Sheriff’s Department ‘Goon Squad’

Earlier this year, five Rankin County Sheriff’s deputies and one police officer were charged and later pleaded guilty to criminal charges for both federal civil rights offenses and state charges for home... Read more »
Prominent Kashmir journalist granted bail after two years in detention over ‘anti-national content’ charges – JURIST

Prominent Kashmir journalist granted bail after two years in detention over ‘anti-national content’ charges – JURIST

Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah, who endured nearly 21 months in jail on charges of “anti-national content” and “glorifying terrorism” in Kashmir, secured bail on Friday from Indian authorities. Shah’s release came three... Read more »

D.C. Man Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Assaulting U.S. Congressperson, Police

A Washington, D.C. resident was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for an assault on a member of Congress and two counts of assault... Read more »
Alleged member of ISIS death squad jailed for 8 years in UK – JURIST

Alleged member of ISIS death squad jailed for 8 years in UK – JURIST

A British man suspected of being a member of an ISIS death squad called “the Beatles” was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for possession of a firearm and two charges... Read more »

Former CIA Officer Accused of Drugging, Sexually Assaulting, and Recording Dozens of Women Over 14 Years

A former CIA officer has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women over a 14-year period in at least three countries, María Luisa Paúl reports for the Washington Post.... Read more »

Indiana Police Arrest Man on Halloween for Murder Case That Went Cold 41 Years Ago

Indiana State Police have announced the break in a 41-year-old cold case after arresting Ronald Jack Anderson on Halloween for the 1982 murder of Clifford Smith, Ben Brasch reports for the Washington... Read more »

LA Man Sentenced to 166 Years for Crime Spree Ending in Shooting of Two Sheriff’s Deputies

A man in Los Angeles has been sentenced to 166 years in prison for committing a slew of crimes over an 11 day period in 2020 that included the revenge shooting of... Read more »
Australia journalist detained in China released after three years – JURIST

Australia journalist detained in China released after three years – JURIST

Prominent Australian journalist Cheng Lei was released Tuesday by Chinese authorities and reunited with her family in Australia after being detained in China since August 2020. Lei was formally arrested in 2021... Read more »

USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment... Read more »
Israel dispatch: ‘the breadth and brutality of this attack will shape Israel for many years to come’ – JURIST

Israel dispatch: ‘the breadth and brutality of this attack will shape Israel for many years to come’ – JURIST

Israeli law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting Israel. This dispatch is from Mayan Lawent, a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv... Read more »
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