A set of controversial reforms to Illinois cash bail system went into effect this week, changing a decades-old system of holding people in jail until their trial begins when they can t afford to pay bail. Backers of the change hope it will eliminate a hardship which has fallen primarily on marginalized communities. Social justice groups, some elected officials and others have hailed the Pretrial Fairness Act as a breakthrough. .
A Connecticut activist is petitioning to have Donald Trump s federal trial televised. The change.org petition has garnered more than 17,000 signatures, so far. Jonathan Perloe, an activist and author of the petition, feels certain he can reach his goal of 25,000 signatures. .
Republican Tomás Regalado was mayor of Miami twice, and at 76, he wants to govern again. In dialogue with LPO, he criticizes Francis Suárez and explains why the arrival of a Latino at the White House is delayed.
Jonathan Last: "Looking at the Republican field today, it is startling how significantly Trump has changed most of the Good Republicans.""Tim Scott has pledged to fire the FBI director on the first day of his presidency, shattering the design of the agency. FBI directors are appointed to 10-year