Deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey sentenced to 20 years in prison
Massey was killed in the kitchen of her Illinois home in July of 2024.
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Immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking sue over ICE policiesImmigrants with pending applications for visas created to protect victims of crime argue that new Trump administration policies are illegally stripping away deportation protections.
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Why hasn't Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva been sworn in yet? Democrats cry foul over delays.Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit to get the state's newest representative seated as Democrats continue to point to an effort to release the Epstein files as a reason for the delay.
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From Letitia James to James Comey, Trump has treated the DOJ like an instrument of revengeFor now, a federal judge has stopped the president from going after the New York AG and former FBI director, two of his most high-profile targets.
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The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.
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'We heard you': Judge addresses victims after handing Sean 'Diddy' Combs a 4-year sentenceProsecutors sought an 11-year sentence for Combs to “reflect the substantial psychological, emotional and physical damage he has inflicted.”
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Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragediesStates with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th.
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Trump says ending cash bail endangers women. Advocates say it protects them.Recent reforms now require safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release from jail. These can benefit women on multiple levels, from those accused of crimes to survivors of gender-based violence.
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'Not a way to live': AI is fueling violent threats against women judgesFlorida judge Jennifer Johnson said that an AI video depicting her death terrified her children and highlighted security gaps for state judges.
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Sisterhood sustained her for 141 days in ICE custody. Now she's fighting for those still inside.22-year-old Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman, says her experience in federal detainment could only be identified as “human trafficking.” And she’s not staying quiet about the women she was forced to leave behind.