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In a May 21, 2025 announcement, the Civil Rights Division withdrew from Biden-era pattern-or-practice probes and proposed consent decrees, shifting the reform question to city hall and state capitols.
Asha VenkataswamyA mid-term review of the Court's 2025-26 criminal docket found early unanimity, including a January 20 ruling that Mandatory Victim Restitution Act orders count as punishment under the Ex Post Facto Clause.
Asha VenkataswamyThe FBI's annual Crimes in the Nation release, published in September 2025, put hard numbers on the 2024 declines — and the data's own footnotes explain why the figures will keep moving.
Asha Venkataswamy