#Criminal-Justice
Events indexed under #Criminal-Justice — 22 entries in the record.
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Supreme Court Narrows AEDPA Bar on Federal Habeas Claims
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Sonia Sotomayor · Neil Gorsuch · John Roberts | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-16 | California Governor Newsom Launches Official State Website Tracking Trump's "Top 10 Criminal Cronies" as Direct Political Confrontation Escalates
4 src Gavin Newsom · Donald Trump · Changpeng Zhao · Ross Ulbricht · +7 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Trump's 1,600+ Clemency Grants Bypass DOJ Review as 13 Recipients Re-Arrested for New Crimes
7 src Donald Trump · Ed Martin · Liz Oyer · Eliyahu Weinstein · +7 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-25 | Trump Signs Executive Orders Eliminating Cashless Bail, Threatening Federal Funds
3 src Donald Trump · White House · Department of Justice · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2022-01-13 | Judge Dismisses All Flint Criminal Charges on Technicality—Zero Accountability After Poisoning Thousands
4 src Elizabeth Kelly · F. Kay Behm · Rick Snyder · Michigan Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-14 | Rick Snyder Charged With Misdemeanors for Poisoning Thousands—First Governor Ever Criminally Charged
3 src Rick Snyder · Dana Nessel · Fadwa Hammoud | confirmed | |
| 2020-08-15 | Trump Says He Will "Take a Look" at Pardoning Snowden, Ultimately Does Not Grant Pardon
3 src Donald Trump · Edward Snowden · Mike Pompeo · Glenn Greenwald | confirmed | |
| 2019-07-06 | Jeffrey Epstein Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
3 src Jeffrey Epstein · Geoffrey Berman · Federal Bureau of Investigation · NYPD · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2019-06-13 | Michigan Drops All Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis, Promises New Investigation
3 src Dana Nessel · Nick Lyon · Eden Wells · Darnell Earley | confirmed | |
| 2019-02-27 | North Carolina Board Voids Election After Republican Operative's Ballot Harvesting Scheme
4 src Mark Harris · McCrae Dowless · Dan McCready · North Carolina State Board of Elections | confirmed | |
| 2018-01-24 | Larry Nassar Sentenced to 40-175 Years After 156 Victim Impact Statements; Rachael Denhollander's Powerful Testimony
5 src Larry Nassar · Rosemarie Aquilina · Rachael Denhollander · Aly Raisman · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2014-06-21 | Trump: Central Park Five Still Guilty Despite DNA Exoneration
3 src Donald Trump · Yusef Salaam · Korey Wise · Antron McCray · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2005-01-01 | ALEC Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Models Achieve Nationwide Adoption, Guaranteeing Private Prison Profits
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · GEO Group · State Legislators · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2002-12-19 | Central Park Five Exonerated: DNA Proves Innocence After 13 Years
3 src Yusef Salaam · Korey Wise · Antron McCray · Kevin Richardson · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1996-01-28 | Hillary Clinton Delivers "Super-Predators" Speech Supporting 1994 Crime Bill
4 src Hillary Clinton · Bill Clinton | confirmed | |
| 1994-09-13 | Crime Bill Allocates $8.7 Billion for Prison Construction With Truth-in-Sentencing Requirements
3 src Bill Clinton · State Governors · Prison Construction Industry | confirmed | |
| 1994-09-13 | Federal Three Strikes Law Mandates Life Imprisonment for Third Violent Felony
3 src Bill Clinton · Joe Biden · U.S. Congress | confirmed | |
| 1994-09-13 | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Fuels Mass Incarceration
4 src Bill Clinton · Joe Biden · Jack Brooks | confirmed | |
| 1989-05-01 | Trump Demands Death Penalty in $85,000 Ads Against Central Park Five
3 src Donald Trump · Yusef Salaam · Korey Wise · Antron McCray · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1988-11-18 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act Creates "Aggravated Felony" Category, Merging War on Drugs with Deportation
3 src Ronald Reagan · U.S. Congress · Department of Justice · Immigration and Naturalization Service | confirmed | |
| 1988-09-21 | Bush Campaign Deploys Willie Horton Ad Weaponizing Racial Fear of Black Criminals
4 src George H.W. Bush · Lee Atwater · Roger Ailes · Larry McCarthy · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1986-10-27 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act Establishes 100-to-1 Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
4 src Ronald Reagan · U.S. Congress | confirmed |