Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

KALAMAZOO — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills preventing those who’ve committed misdemeanor domestic violence offenses from possessing firearms for a period of time after conviction. The ...

More than 60% of criminal filings in Nevada are for misdemeanor offenses, the Fines and Fees Justice Center told state lawmakers in June. Despite being the overwhelming majority of crimes processed in ...

A Republican-sponsored bill that aims to lower first-time drug charges from felonies to misdemeanors that advocates say would decrease institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system is facing ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Wednesday that will enact stricter punishments for people who run from police and also looks to crack down on street takeovers.