Tennessee prison chief Strada resigns three days after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection doses, as Gov. Lee names a former US attorney to review the failed execution.
Former Florida Rep. Rivera gets 10 years for secretly lobbying for Maduro’s Venezuela, hired through Delcy Rodríguez, now acting president and Trump’s partner.
Virginia begins automatically sealing old low-level convictions, including marijuana possession, a fresh start advocates say could reach 415,000 people.
Justice Department sues Maryland the day its ban on masked officers, including federal agents, takes effect, citing the state attorney general’s own warning.
Family of Renee Good, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, sues the US, the agent and Trump officials, alleging a civil-rights conspiracy.
DC judge permanently dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against former Olympian Hearn, citing risk Trump’s pressure on prosecutors could revive a case they called meritless.
ICE memo bars vehicle chases and limits stops to trained officers with body cameras after fatal shootings, CNN reports, though ICE says nothing changed.
New York Gov. Hochul names Attorney General James special prosecutor in alleged Cornell fraternity gang rape, sidelining the district attorney who declined charges in 2024.
Federal judge orders Bureau of Prisons to restore its union contract covering 30,000 prison workers, a year after its director called bargaining a “roadblock.”
Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike with two lethal injection doses, hours after the Supreme Court lifted her stay.
Federal prosecutors charge the man an ICE agent shot in Austin with assaulting an officer, saying his side mirror struck the agent.
California Gov. Newsom bans federal agents and local police from using electric shock gloves, as a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor tells DHS to “disregard” the law.
Federal judge ends Oakland police’s 23-year court oversight, the longest in US history, which began after officers beat and framed Black and brown men.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let federal prisons end most gender-affirming care for transgender inmates, saying prison officials needn’t show evidence of security risks.
Tompkins County, NY, district attorney reopens alleged fraternity gang rape case he declined to charge in 2024, after the woman sued seven men and Cornell.
Anchorage police launch a program offering drug treatment instead of arrest to people accused of misdemeanors like shoplifting, using $397,900 in opioid settlement money.
At least 10 people detained at North Carolina sheriff’s checkpoint where Latino drivers were asked where they were born, advocacy group says.
Texas troopers arrest Austin City Council candidate while he walks his dog, on a riot charge from protests after immigration agents shot a delivery driver.
Linn County, Oregon, opens a free mental health crisis center for all ages, aiming to keep people out of busy emergency rooms and jail.
California Supreme Court orders Riverside County Sheriff Bianco, a former Republican candidate for governor, to return 650,000 ballots he illegally seized.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer orders state police to investigate the fatal crash of a father of three fleeing ICE agents in Grand Rapids.
Federal judge refuses to block Tennessee troopers’ traffic stops with ICE, saying stops over real traffic violations don’t breach search-and-seizure rights even if aimed at non-White drivers.
Four suspended Indianapolis police officers and a former officer face felony charges for using Flock license plate cameras to track exes, spouses and their partners.
ICE agents detain a US citizen they mistook for their target in Evanston, Illinois, leaving him hospitalized with injuries to his head, neck and teeth.
Federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of Austin man shot by ICE agent, his lawyer says, as Travis County’s district attorney calls him a material witness.
Federal grand jury indicts Utah postal worker accused of dumping over 300 mail ballots in a church parking lot dumpster before June’s primary.
ICE takes Austin man its agent shot back to the hospital, a day after he was discharged to detention with the bullet still inside, Rep. Joaquin Castro says.
ICE agent in Austin shoots Venezuelan man his lawyer calls a DoorDash driver with a work permit, and the wounded man is discharged into federal custody.
Judges and prosecutors in three New Jersey counties launch supervised treatment for defendants with serious mental illness, letting graduates have charges dismissed and records cleared.
ICE agent Christian Castro appears in federal court on charges of lying about the Minneapolis shooting, a day after Minnesota arraigned him for the shooting.
Texas Gov. Abbott halts new Flock license plate reader permits on state roads, three weeks after freezing state funding for the 13,000-camera network.
Justice Department declares the federal ban on dealers selling handguns to 18-to-20-year-olds unconstitutional and will not enforce it while appeals courts remain split.
Federal judge sentences Minneapolis man to 14 months for spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with vinegar at town hall, rejecting the “harmless kitchen substance” defense.
Former ICE agent Christian Castro surrenders in Minneapolis on assault charges for shooting a legal immigrant, months after Texas Gov. Abbott stalled his extradition.
Federal judge refers Philadelphia District Attorney Krasner for criminal investigation, saying he may have pushed prosecutors to give a false account in a murder case.
Police in dozens of jurisdictions searched Flock’s license-plate camera network citing “LMAO,” “idk” and keyboard mashing as reasons, an Electronic Frontier Foundation audit-log review finds.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) calls for public execution of Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children, after a mistrial with jurors 11-1 toward an insanity acquittal.
Reflecting Pool contractor admits its own primer and chemical errors caused the peeling Trump blamed on vandals, in government reports the New York Times reviewed.
Federal judge keeps Phoenix-area sheriff’s office under court monitoring in Arpaio-era racial profiling case, rejecting Justice Department-backed bid to end it over 46 unmet reforms.
Delaware Gov. Meyer signs bills letting courts waive fines for people facing financial hardship and barring most police warrants that identify everyone who searched a term online.
Nebraska Gov. Pillen’s hog company employed undocumented workers at least 20 farms while he lent ICE a state prison and troopers, a Flatwater Free Press and New York Times investigation finds.
Border Patrol “predictive” units mine Americans’ financial records and have local police pull over drivers suspected of no specific crime, 404 Media reveals.
Georgia National Guardsman in Trump’s 3,100-troop D.C. garrison faces felony charges for pointing a loaded pistol at a fellow guard member during a hairstyle argument.
Delaware Gov. Meyer signs 3 bills barring civil immigration arrests at state courthouses and blocking state and local police from helping ICE at schools, churches and hospitals.
Man with 2 holstered handguns and brass knuckles rushes Democrat Amy Acton, running for Ohio governor, mid-speech at a county fair, injuring 2 volunteers.
Tulsa City Council spends $441,084 in opioid settlement money on a mobile mental health team that treats people where they are instead of jailing or hospitalizing them.
Arlington, Virginia, police open an investigation of ICE agents accused of a beating that left a man with a brain hemorrhage, as Homeland Security calls it “necessary force.”
Prosecutors admit in court they have no evidence Olympian Davey Hearn damaged the Reflecting Pool yet fight a permanent dismissal, as Trump keeps claiming vandalism.
ICE agent Christian Castro pleads not guilty to 6 counts of lying about shooting a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis and goes free on $75,000 bond.
Justice Department charges ICE agent Christian Castro with lying about shooting a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis, one day after ProPublica reported it blocked civil rights charges against him.