Crime, Law and Justice

Judge stays further action in Minnesota sex offenders case
In a ruling Wednesday, a federal judge agreed with lawyers who represent more than 700 offenders in the program that it makes sense to put further proceedings for addressing the remaining legal issues on hold.
U.S. company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base
More than 150 documents obtained by AP, as well as interviews with more than a half-dozen former or current Sallyport employees, show how a contractor ran amok after being hired for lucrative and essential combat support operations.
Gay couple's lawsuit against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is back on after court ruling
The lawsuit had been dismissed last August because of a change in state law. But an appeals court says the couple can still seek damages from the Kentucky clerk who denied them a marriage license.
State charges still possible for Baton Rouge officers
The Justice Department's decision not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting death of a black man may not be the final legal chapter in a case that reverberated far beyond Louisiana's capital.