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Abortion is the next front on the crime beat

The criminalization of abortion in various states leads to dangerous implications for women's health and autonomy.

America's Shifting Attitudes Toward Marijuana

The historical narratives around marijuana reveal deep-rooted myths that have influenced its criminalization, often rooted in racial and moral prejudice.

Only prosecute children over riots as last resort, says youth justice chair

Children involved in riots should be prosecuted as a last resort, with case-by-case consideration emphasized by youth justice leaders.
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It's "Open Season" on the Unhoused. We Must Oppose It.

The criminalization of homelessness increases after the Supreme Court's decision allowing laws against sleeping outside, intensifying challenges for unhoused individuals.

Chemerinsky: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. That could change

Homelessness being criminalized is a concerning issue
The Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could allow governments to criminalize sleeping in public spaces

Wow! Bipartisan Effort Convinces Supreme Court to Rule on Screwing Homeless People

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could expand the criminalization of homelessness and have negative effects on unhoused people.
The case questions whether local governments should be able to ticket or arrest homeless people even if there is no available shelter space.

Opinion: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that could potentially allow governments to criminalize homelessness and sleeping in public spaces.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared an ordinance that criminalizes sleeping on public sidewalks and prohibits the use of bedding materials as unconstitutional.

Opinion: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that could potentially allow governments to criminalize homelessness and sleeping in public spaces.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared an ordinance that criminalizes sleeping on public sidewalks and prohibits the use of bedding materials as unconstitutional.

It's "Open Season" on the Unhoused. We Must Oppose It.

The criminalization of homelessness increases after the Supreme Court's decision allowing laws against sleeping outside, intensifying challenges for unhoused individuals.

Chemerinsky: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. That could change

Homelessness being criminalized is a concerning issue
The Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could allow governments to criminalize sleeping in public spaces

Wow! Bipartisan Effort Convinces Supreme Court to Rule on Screwing Homeless People

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could expand the criminalization of homelessness and have negative effects on unhoused people.
The case questions whether local governments should be able to ticket or arrest homeless people even if there is no available shelter space.

Opinion: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that could potentially allow governments to criminalize homelessness and sleeping in public spaces.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared an ordinance that criminalizes sleeping on public sidewalks and prohibits the use of bedding materials as unconstitutional.

Opinion: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that could potentially allow governments to criminalize homelessness and sleeping in public spaces.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared an ordinance that criminalizes sleeping on public sidewalks and prohibits the use of bedding materials as unconstitutional.
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EU adopts first law tackling violence against women DW 05/07/2024

The EU passed its first law to combat violence against women, requiring countries to criminalize female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and online harassment.

Transgender rights are under attack not just in the U.S., but around the world: study

Increase in recognition of gender identity but also in criminalization of transgender people globally.
Significant rise in allowing gender marker changes on legal documents, but limited progress in nonbinary and third-gender recognition.

Opinion: In California, homelessness isn't a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that could potentially allow governments to criminalize homelessness and sleeping in public spaces.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared an ordinance that criminalizes sleeping on public sidewalks and prohibits the use of bedding materials as unconstitutional.

Drug arrests plunge, overdose deaths soar in California: Connection or coincidence?

Proposition 47 in California reduced many drug-related offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, leading to a significant decline in drug offense arrests.
Despite the decrease in drug offense arrests, drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in California between 2014 and 2022.
There is heated debate over whether the decline in arrests and increase in overdose deaths are related.

How Financial Surveillance Threatens Our Democracies: Part 1

Preservation of online privacy tools being scrutinized can lead privacy-conscious individuals to be deemed complicit in criminal activities.
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