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In 2025, Minnesota lawmakers passed a wide-ranging public safety and judiciary bill (HF 2432/SF 1417, Chapter 35) that reshaped parts of the state’s criminal code. The legislation covered everything from funding for courts and correct...
In the spring of 2025, Colorado enacted two significant laws reshaping firearms-related criminal policy. HB 25‑1062, signed into law on June 2, 2025, automatically elevates the theft of any firearm, regardless of its value, to a Class...
Utah’s passage of House Bill 127, known as “Ashley’s Law”, reflects a powerful response to a tragic and deeply impactful case. Advocates and prosecutors argued the law fills a glaring gap in Utah’s sexual off...
Sex offenses against minors, such as importuning, are some of the most stigmatized crimes in the world. If someone is accused of committing such a heinous act, they can face massive repercussions, even if they are never convicted. These peo...
Macon’s Bibb County Jail has ignited public outrage in 2025 as residents, families of detainees, and mental health advocates speak out against what many are calling “inhumane” conditions. Many allege that the decades-old s...
Passed by the Ohio Legislature in July 2025 and signed into law shortly after, House Bill 37, also known as Liv’s Law, makes some substantial changes to how impaired driving is enforced across the state. This came in response to Ohio&...
As the US continues to grapple with the devastating effects of the opioid and fentanyl crisis, Florida was hit particularly hard. Florida is the nation’s second-highest state in total fentanyl overdose deaths, following California, ba...
Swatting, falsely reporting a dangerous emergency to trigger a law enforcement response, has become an increasingly dangerous form of harassment. What often begins as a so called “prank” can quickly escalate into heavily armed S...
Until now, even extreme speeding often resulted in a mere fine, however, the passage of HB 351 changes that, by transforming the most dangerous speeding behavior into a criminal traffic offense. Florida lawmakers passed HB 351 in response t...
On June 30th, 2025, the US Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs announced the 2025 Health Care Fraud Takedown. Health care fraud schemes totaled $14.6 billion dollars in intended loss, making it the largest health care fraud tak...
