Sexual Assault Accusations Against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Garth Brooks Rattles Music Industry In the past several weeks there have been a new rash of criminal charges and accusations of sexual assault against icons in the music industry, including federal charges...
Month: October 2024
Criminal Justice Reform Continues in Illinois
As we have previously covered, the passing and implementation of the SAFE-T Act, which eliminated cash bail in Illinois, was a hotly debated/litigated issue that saw both sides forecasting the best/worst outcomes with the dramatic change in how pretrial release is...
Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Embracing Use of Drones
Chicago Police Department Looking to Expand Drone Fleet Last year the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) purchased its first five drones and hired three pilots, but the CPD is trying to find the funding to purchase more, saying that drones are, “the future of...
Indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams Defense Team Hints at Weak Case After Prosecutors Turn Over Evidence
Federal Prosecutors Turn Over Brady Evidence Concerning Key Witness The defense team representing indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams conveyed their belief to the media that the case against the embattled Mayor is weak after they recently received Brady evidence from...
Dangerous Elements Continue to Plague Prisons Across the Country
Uncertainty Remains Around Prisoners Safety in the Face of Hurricanes With Hurricane Milton approaching (and now passed), several county jails and prisons in the evacuation zone in Florida announced that they would not evacuate inmates before the storm made landfall,...
Police Increasingly Rely on Video Technology as Critics Question Effectiveness
Extensive Chicago Police Surveillance System Falls Short of Expectations The city of Chicago has one of the largest and most sophisticated surveillance networks in the United States, at great expense to the city’s taxpayers, but a recent investigation found that in...