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The Arkansas state Senate voted Monday by a margin of 28-4 to pass a bill that would allow concealed guns in churches, reports ABC local... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

The first woman scheduled to be executed in the US since 2010 won a reprieve today, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber. A state district judge rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy's punishment for April 3 so lawyers could have more time to pursue an...

Dallas Morning News (blog)
Hard-working southwest patrol senior corporal honored as Cops' Cop
Dallas Morning News (blog)
That's because Wagner, a senior corporal, constantly arrests the hooks and the crooks of Southwest Patrol. In more than 15 years on the force, he's arrested thousands of people and earned a reputation as one of the hardest working members of the force.

Could the six-year saga of Lindsay Lohan's legal trouble get any more twisted? Yes.

KPBS
Murder suspect sought in Tierrasanta
U-T San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Five Tierrasanta schools went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon while police looked for a Riverside County murder suspect possibly carrying a gun. The man was arrested shortly before 6 p.m. in Tierrasanta, said San Diego police Officer Dino ...
Murder suspect arrested in TierrasantaKFMB News 8
Murder suspect evades manhunt in Tierrasantafox5sandiego.com
Murder suspect arrested in San Diego after school lockdownLos Angeles Times

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Innocence Project Co-Founders and Co-Directors Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld received the New York State Bar Association's Gold Medal, the organization's highest honor, following its 136th Annual Meeting at the President's Dinner on January 26.

The award is given to individuals who exhibit lifelong excellence in the legal profession and unparalleled civic contributions. Scheck and Neufeld became involved in studying and litigating issues concerning the use of forensic DNA testing early in their careers and jointly founded the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1992.

In 2012, they celebrated the Innocence Project's 20th anniversary and the nation's 300th DNA exoneration.

The New York State Bar Association and the Innocence Project have a history of working together to strengthen the criminal justice system and prevent wrongful convictions. Their joint recommendations to improve the way police conduct interrogations and identification procedures were recently endorsed by Governor Cuomo in his state of the state address.

Read more from the NYSBA's press release.

Read more about New York State criminal justice reforms.

Watch a video interview with Scheck and Neufeld for the Innocence Project's 20th Anniversary.

NDTV
'Our corruption doesn't look that corrupt, their corruption does'
Indian Express
When sociologist Ashis Nandy remarked during a panel discussion that "most of the corrupt come from the OBCs, SCs and STs", he was responding to Tarun Tejpal's observation that corruption is a class equaliser. Tejpal said for"people on the wrong side ...
On corruptionThe Hindu
I was 'misunderstood,' says Ashis Nandy for remark on corruption among DalitsNDTV
Ashis Nandy clarifies stand on dalit corruption remark, cites 'misunderstanding'Times of India
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A courtroom drawing allegedly made by accused murderer Jodi Arias is being auctioned off on eBay. Arias, a 32-year-old aspiring artist and photographer is accused... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/