A New York law sealing certain criminal records took effect on Saturday, one year after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed it into law. The Clean Slate Act automatically seals criminal records for ...

For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...

Lumumba had already been in conversation with the city’s Planning and Development Director Jhai Keeton about when to end the bid because they originally chose to extend it by about a month and a half ...

“He was also wicked smart and a true jurist,” Harrington continued. “He had a passion for the law.” Vanessa Waldref, the current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of ...

Image by Danielle Keeton-Olsen for Mongabay. Residents told Mongabay in 2023 that they looked forward to the conservation in the Upper Baram Forest Area as a way to preserve the remaining forest ...