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First LookHave Wall Street executives been getting off too easily?Federal attorneys will apply heightened scrutiny to individuals on Wall Street when investigating financial misconduct and corporate malfeasance, according to a new Justice Department policy.
First LookCan officers accused in Freddie Gray death get a fair trial in Baltimore?A Baltimore judge is hearing arguments Thursday for a change of venue in the trials of six police officers charged in relation to the April death of Freddie Gray.
First LookMysterious highway shootings in Phoenix: act of domestic terrorism?At least nine vehicles traveling on Arizona highways have been shot at in the past week and a half. Phoenix officials have called in the FBI and the ATF to assist in the investigation.
The Freddie Gray $6.4 million settlement is big, but will it send right message?Baltimore will pay the family of Freddie Gray $6.4 million to settle all civil claims. It's part of a trend nationwide, and the hope is that settlements in police misconduct cases will spur reform.
First LookBaltimore approves Gray family payout: How common are such settlements?The $6.4-million payout is one of the largest in a police death case in years, though it comes just months after Eric Garner’s family was issued $5.9 million in New York City.
Will the Freddie Gray settlement help heal Baltimore's divisions?The city of Baltimore has approved a $6.4 million settlement to the family of Freddie Gray as experts weigh in on whether it will have an effect on the criminal trial against the six officers charged in Gray's death.
Kansas jury recommends death penalty in murder trial of white supremacistA jury on Tuesday sentenced to death a man convicted of killing three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year.
First LookNew York governor calls for national gun control following parade shootingAfter one of his top aides was injured by a stray bullet, Governor Cuomo is now calling for new gun control legislation.
First LookKim Davis freed after six days in jail: What are the terms of her release?Kim Davis was released from jail following a six-day legal battle. But questions over the intersection of religious faith and free speech still remain.
First LookBaltimore to pay Gray family $6.4 million: Will trials of cops be affected?The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay the family of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody, $6.4 million, pending approval from the city's board of estimates.
Family of Freddie Gray reaches financial settlement with Baltimore, officials sayThe settlement does not resolve any factual disputes, and expressly does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the city, its police department or any of the officers, according to officials.
First LookLife or death? Jury set to sentence white supremacistA jury is preparing to decide whether Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr., convicted of killing three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas in 2014, should be sentenced to death.
First LookThousands turn out to honor slain Texas deputySheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth was honored this afternoon as support for his family, and all law enforcement, flooded in from around the country.
First LookInfamous dealer 'White Boy Rick' could be freed, amid shift in drug sentencingAfter 27 years behind bars, a notorious Detroit-area drug dealer could walk free later this month after being sentenced as a teenager.
First LookJailers arrested in death of mentally ill inmate: Will case prompt reforms?'Disappointment and disgust' at the death of Michael James Tyree have renewed calls for reform in how mentally ill inmates are handled in jail.
First LookRowan County couples receive marriage licenses, jailed clerk denies validityWilliam Smith Jr. and James Yates on Friday became the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in Kentucky's Rowan County.
Will Kentucky clerk's jailing move needle on debate over religious liberty?A federal judge on Thursday held Rowan County clerk Kim Davis in contempt and ordered her jailed after her repeated refusals to sign marriage licenses for all eligible couples, including same-sex ones.
First LookJustice Department: Police overreach is not just a Ferguson problem.The Department of Justice's final report on the police response to the unrest in Ferguson details a litany of missteps, including violation of protesters' First Amendment rights, and improper use of police dogs, armored vehicles, and snipers.
First LookWhat's behind the decision to seek death penalty in Charleston shooting?Dylann Roof is expected to appear in court in October on charges relating to the June shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
First LookKim Davis ordered to jail despite 11th hour request for stayThe Kentucky county clerk appeared before a judge Thursday and was ordered to jail for defying an order to grant marriage licenses to same sex couples.
