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Boston Marathon Bombing Jury Finds Tsarnaev Guilty On All Counts

12:46pm April 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The twin bombings in 2013, carried out by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with his older brother, Tamerlan, killed three people and left 264 others wounded. Seventeen of the counts can carry the death penalty.

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Police In Other Communities Are Consumed By Ferguson

12:38pm April 13, 2015

Why is there such a divide between police and communities of color? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to high- and low-ranking officers for their views on Ferguson, New York and body cameras.

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Colorado is the latest state to produce the cold case cards.

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Colorado Deals Inmates A New Deck Of Cards

10:54am April 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

Colorado is the latest state to issue playing cards bearing photos of victims from unsolved crimes in the hopes that prisoners might generate fresh leads.

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On Welfare? Don't Use The Money For Movies, Say Kansas Lawmakers

8:09pm April 10, 2015

by Pam Fessler

The Legislature has passed a bill that would bar people on public assistance from using cash aid on theme parks, pools and casinos, or from withdrawing more than $25 per day from the ATM.

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Secret Service Supervisor Put On Leave After Assault Accusation

7:51pm April 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A senior manager is on leave from the Secret Service, after an employee he supervised reportedly told investigators that he assaulted her by making forceful and unwelcome sexual advances.

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Police-Involved Shootings Highlight Problem With Law Enforcement 'Culture'

7:30pm April 10, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Seth Stoughton, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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80 Municipal Courts In St. Louis County Change Fees After Criticism

3:47pm April 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The courts have agreed to set uniform fees and fines, changing a process that fueled anger and frustration with the legal system in Ferguson, Mo.

Cellphones were used to record a 2012 confrontation between protesters and police in Springfield, Ill.

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Civilians Can Record Police Encounters, But When Is It Interference?

2:50pm April 10, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Courts have ruled that civilians have a constitutional right to videotape police encounters in public. But civilians are not allowed to interfere with police activity.

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S.C. Dashcam Video: A Broken Tail Light, A Routine Traffic Stop, A Fleeing Man

6:37pm April 09, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

North Charleston Officer Michael Slager can be seen stopping Walter Scott. Slager shot and killed Scott — an incident captured in a separate video. Slager has been charged with the killing and fired.

Study Finds The Poor Subject To Unfair Fines, Driver's License Suspensions

5:57pm April 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The report says many of the police and court practices highlighted in a recent federal investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., police department occur in California as well.