CrimeCon, which took place June 7 to June 9 in New Orleans, focused on advocacy and education rather than “macabre” horror. So reports Rolling Stone.

The federal government halted funds for legal services and English courses at facilities hosting immigrant children. So reports the Associated Press.

Roger Synenberg, a defense attorney who copped to sending a letter that referred to a witness against his client a “snitch,” has withdrawn from his case. So reports Cleveland.com.