KENTUCKY -- In 1983, Marsy Nicholas was killed by her boyfriend. Billionaire Henry Nicholas, Marsy's brother, spent millions of dollars of his own fortune campaigning for a new law named after his ...

When police officers are assaulted or shot at in the line of duty, do they become crime victims? On its face, that might seem like an easy question to answer. Of course, they do, especially if the ...

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Alongside the major criminal justice reform headlines that came out of the midterm elections, a quieter trend also gained momentum through the ballot box: a budding, national threat to due process and ...

The Florida Supreme Court averted a disaster by ruling that the voter-approved victims’ rights amendment known as Marsy’s Law cannot be used to cover up for police officers who injure or kill people.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers advanced changes Wednesday to a constitutional bill of rights for crime victims under an agreement with the group that has persuaded voters in several states ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation further protect the identities of police officers and crime victims, more than two years after the state Supreme Court struck down portions of what is ...

LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- Kentucky voters said yes to Marsy's Law with more than 60 percent of the votes going in favor of the constitutional amendment, but it won't take effect right away — if at all.

Beryl Love is regional editor of USA TODAY Network Ohio which includes The Columbus Dispatch. He is also The Cincinnati ...