by Margie Weiss | May 14, 2017 | Published News
Confidential informant bill, known as ‘Andrew’s Law,’ undergoes revisions to strengthen bill BISMARCK — A committee of House and Senate lawmakers approved a bill Friday, April 14, that proponents said will add protections for confidential informants used by...
by Margie Weiss | May 25, 2016 | Published News
How One Mother Turned Tragedy Into Triumph:The Rachel Morningstar Hoffman Story With the Purple Hatter’s Ball just a few short weeks away, it seems like a fine time to reflect upon of the reason behind the festival…honoring the late Rachel Morningstar...
by Margie Weiss | Mar 13, 2015 | Published News
This house bill in Pennsylvania was inspired by Rachel Hoffman’s murder while serving as a confidential informant. Her name is specifically mentioned in the memo recruiting bill co-sponsors by Representative Mark Rozzi. Memo dated February 13, 2015 from...
by Margie Weiss | Feb 9, 2015 | Published News
Excerpt from “Here and Now” Public Radio Show The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, announced last month that the school’s police force would stop using students as confidential informants. The decision came after the October 2013 death of a...
by Margie Weiss | Jan 23, 2015 | Published News
By: Jennifer Portman, Tallahassee Democrat Bills would add protections for confidential informants The nation’s first state law aimed at protecting police confidential informants would be strengthened under legislation to be considered by lawmakers during the...