World & Nation
There is history in the Bosnian peace accords signed last month in Dayton, Ohio, but even more historic is what they leave out--they contain no amnesty for major war criminals.
Dec. 10, 1995
Over the past decade, at least half of the states have passed laws to punish “hate crimes.”
Dec. 10, 1992
Politics
Law: Crime has fallen more in states without new, tougher sentencing, an advocacy group says.
March 7, 1997
Can a state whose laws call a 16-year-old too young to serve on a jury and too young even to witness an execution impose the death penalty for a crime committed at that age?
March 28, 1989
Opponents of the liberal majority on the state Supreme Court announced a radio advertising campaign Monday featuring commercials describing the November, 1986, vote on whether to retain California Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird and others as a life-and-death matter.
Nov. 5, 1985
Opinion
Preventing anti-Asian attacks requires addressing hate at its roots. Community-driven and educational initiatives could help.
April 26, 2021
California
In a case involving an infamous, 35-year-old kidnapping, a Hollywood movie deal, and the thorny issues of crime, punishment and profit, the 1986 “Son of Sam” law came under attack Wednesday in the state Court of Appeal in Los Angeles.
May 27, 1999
Supreme Court may uphold part of Arizona immigration law
April 26, 2012
Television
Times TV critic and avid true-crime watcher Lorraine Ali highlights the films and TV series to keep an eye on this fall.
Aug. 27, 2021
An apparently divided state Supreme Court heard spirited debate Tuesday over whether it should uphold Proposition 115 as a valid act by the voters or strike it down as a violation of the justices’ power to interpret the California Constitution.
Oct. 3, 1990