SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- As a 2-year-old girl lay dead in the closet of a South Dakota home, another child invited two young neighbors over to take a look...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lawmakers under pressure from constituents in the months after the Casey Anthony trial have found it's not easy to toughen penalti...
On the heels of the highly publicized Casey Anthony trial earlier this summer, state legislatures throughout the country have moved toward creating la...
We need to start holding prosecutors accountable for bringing unjust charges like those just brought against an Atlanta mother -- even if they may technically be legally permissible.
On Friday California Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell introduced Assembly Bill 1432, which would make it a felony for a parent or guardian to fail to repo...
Colorado legislators are reportedly receiving hundreds of emails calling for the implementation of the proposed "Caylee's Law" that has already gone v...
Laws named after crime victims and dead people are usually a bad idea. They play more to emotion than reason. But they're disturbingly predictable, especially when they come after the death of a child. The push for "Caylee's Law" needs a douse of cold water.