Ryan Hinton was a teenager, a brother, a son − a neighbor. On May 1, Cincinnati police shot and killed him. His family remembers him as a jokester, a "sweet and gentle giant," full of love and ...

Third, Marsy’s Law doesn’t specifically make police records confidential. It makes no mention of them. The only way to find that it does is to apply the Marsy’s Law text in a very broad fashion.

The shooting was ruled to be justified. The decision has sparked outrage from Hinton's family, who plan to pursue a civil lawsuit.

The names of fatal accident victims are public information. The Florida Highway Patrol makes it hard (and expensive) to get ...

The Cincinnati Police Department officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Ryan Hinton still has not been named, with officials ...

Update, 2:05 p.m.: Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said the officer who shot Ryan Hinton after a stolen car ...

Variations of Marsy’s Law are now in effect in 18 states, including Ohio, according to the national Marsy’s Law organization, which advocates for a similar amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Pennsylvania’s proposed version of Marsy’s Law, which passed 190-8, would give victims the right to be notified, to attend and to weigh in during plea hearings, sentencings and parole proceedings.