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Obama Task Force to Address Poor Handling of Sexual Assaults on College Campuses

allan11 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What started as a complaint from two students about how the University of North Carolina handled their sexual assaults has spread across the nation’s colleges and attracted the attention of President Obama. The USA Today reports that Annie E. Clark and Andrea Pino were so outraged that university officials blamed them for…

Sentencing Shift Gives New Leverage to Prosecutors

allan14 years ago14 years ago02 mins

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. New York Times GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more serious charges with mandatory sentences or…