Could it be there's another homicidal maniac on the loose -- one with a fiendish foot-fetish? Someone who's cutting off his victim's feet and chucking them in the ocean? Or is it more likely just as the authorities say -- all the feet belong to suicide victims.

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The instances where staggered sentences have been used reveals that they are an exercise of judicial discretion usually reserved for wealthy defendants.

We propose a re-imagining of future sexual assault trials in order to respond to the realities of sexual assault survivors while also respecting the rights of an accused.

In a complicated, twisted tale of alleged corruption and betrayal over budgetary wars, a presumed cover-up simmers at a colossal scale between the Army and the National Guard.

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Today I testified before the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee on the subject of changing the way the Green Mountain State handles young adults when they run afoul of the law. Like policy makers in the states of Connecticut and Illinois, Vermonters are considering raising the age of their family courts' jurisdiction so that young people up to age 21 can be handled in juvenile courts.

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When it comes to identity-related tax fraud, it's not as tough as you might think (or hope). The reason is much more frightening: There is no need to be a savvy hacker to get all the information to commit identity-related tax fraud. You just need to be creative and persistent.