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2024-08-17 17:01:34

Twenty years after Russell Maze was convicted of killing his infant son, attorneys in the conviction-review unit in the Nashville DA’s office reviewed his case and concluded that Maze was actually innocent.
But would that be enough to overturn his conviction?
#news #law #video #criminaljustice #courts #cops #nashville
https://youtu.be/P9lvvh85OFs?feature=shared

2023-10-03 15:35:30

#Idaho Banned #Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.
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Since the #SupremeCourt overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum #Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.
#Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Parents #Babies #Birth #News
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-banned-abortion-support-pregnancies-families?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

2023-09-05 13:15:23

Why Did #Texas AG Ken Paxton Refuse to Represent State Agencies Dozens of Times?
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Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune give deeper insight into how Paxton’s representation denials often pushed agencies to look for outside legal counsel that was ultimately funded by #taxpayers.
#KenPaxton #News
https://www.propublica.org/article/documents-reveal-ken-paxton-denial-record-state-agencies?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

2023-08-28 13:40:24

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Read our previous reporting on how Kriv repeatedly dodged traffic tickets by blaming his "girlfriend":
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-chicago-cop-got-out-of-44-traffic-tickets

2023-08-28 13:39:02

A Chicago #Cop Is Accused of Lying Under Oath 44 Times. Now #Prosecutors Are Dropping Cases That Relied on His Testimony.
Former #Chicago officer Jeffrey Kriv faces charges for #perjury and #forgery after getting out of dozens of #traffic violations by claiming his girlfriend had stolen his car.
Now, cases that stem from #arrests Kriv made are in jeopardy.
#Police #Illinois #CriminalJustice #Crime #Courts #News
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-officer-kriv-perjury-prosecutors-dropped-criminal-cases?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

2023-08-22 13:32:17

127,000 #NewYork Workers Have Been Victims of #WageTheft
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An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York #restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million.
#Theft #Jobs #Wages #Working #Labor #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Employers #Employees #Crime #News
https://www.propublica.org/article/thousands-of-new-york-workers-have-been-victims-of-wage-theft?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

2023-07-28 17:50:21

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If she continued the pregnancy, she was in serious danger of losing her bladder, her uterus and her life.
The #Tennessee abortion ban forced her to choose between sacrificing her #fertility or risking her life.
Now, she can never have #children again.
Read the full story here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-abortion-ban-doctors-ectopic-pregnancy

2023-07-28 17:49:13

This is what it looks like to have a life-threatening pregnancy in a state with an #abortion ban.
Mayron was not even 10 weeks pregnant when her OB-GYN knew something was wrong.
She had an ectopic #pregnancy implanted in scar tissue from a previous #cesarean section.
https://www.tiktok.com/@propublica/video/7260919585489128747?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6963766258878039558

2023-06-21 03:59:17

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
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In the years after the undisclosed trip to #Alaska, #Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. #Alito has never recused himself.
#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #PaulSinger
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post