criminal
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Ukrainian citizens are permitted to own non-automatic firearms provided they meet licence conditions, such as not having a criminal record or history of mental illness.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Emil Bove, who defended Trump in multiple criminal cases and served for a time as a top official in his Justice Department, was named to the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow said that the criminal pattern was unlike a network with purely domestic roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
The Texas Rangers recently opened a criminal probe into complaints of negligence by camp leaders on the night of the flood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Saying mass incarceration is an abysmal failure makes sense, though, only if one assumes that the criminal justice system is designed to prevent and control crime.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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