New Orleans Elects Ex-Convict Calvin Duncan as Criminal Court Clerk

Mr. Duncan was elected clerk of the criminal court in New Orleans on Saturday, ousting an incumbent who claimed Mr. Duncan had never been cleared of the murder that sent him to prison.

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Unlike Trump, Most Who Seek Money for Official Misconduct Face Long Odds

The Federal Tort Claims Act, the law the president invoked to try to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars, is ordinarily a legal labyrinth that few can navigate.

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Nassau Police Charge Man With Raping and Killing Teenager in 1984

Theresa Fusco was left in the woods near the roller rink where she had worked. Three men were wrongly convicted, but authorities said they now have the real culprit.

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Chicago to Pay $90 Million to Settle Cases Tied to an Ex-Police Sergeant’s Team

The agreement to resolve scores of lawsuits was a significant blow to a city facing budget challenges, but not as pricey as some officials had feared.

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Boston to Pay $150,000 to 2 Wrongly Accused Black Men in White Woman’s Killing

Boston’s mayor, Michelle Wu, apologized in 2023 to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for the actions of police after the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart.

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32 Years After a Brutal Murder, a Man Is on Trial. Again.

A judge vacated the convictions of two men accused of killing Deborah Meindl in her Tonawanda, N.Y., home. The district attorney is trying to convict them once more.

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James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82

He helped litigate a landmark school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court and overturn wrongful convictions of Black defendants in North Carolina.

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A Wrongful Arrest and Worry About the Accuracy of a Police Tool

Trevis Williams was arrested after facial recognition identified him as a possible match for a suspect. “In the blink of an eye, your whole life could change,” he said.

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In ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,’ Amanda Knox and Grace Van Patten Became One

Knox served as an executive producer on “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,” an ambitious new Hulu mini-series that recounts her infamous international crime saga.

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They Served Their Time for Sex Crimes. The State Won’t Let Them Go.

New Jersey’s secure treatment center for detaining sex offenders is supposed to keep the public safe. Critics say it violates civil liberties.

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