In 2001, Brenda Andrew was convicted of murdering her husband, and in 2004 she was sentenced to death. But 21 years later, the Supreme Court found that prosecutors' evidence about her sex life, appearance and perceived failings as a wife and mother could…
BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to restore a Biden-era regulation allowing immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings......... The Supreme Court just gave President Trump a big win over immigration courts when it comes to deportations. In short,…
MISHAWAKA, Ind.--- Kara Beaty spent years fighting false charges and was wrongfully convicted at just 18 years old for a June 2020 crash she did not cause. Now, at 24, she is suing the investigators who, she says, conspired against her and violated…
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is the source of an array of constitutional rights, including many of our most cherished—and most controversial. Consider the following rights that the Clause guarantees against the states: “Procedural due process…
ROCK SPRINGS — It’s easy to see an arrest on SweetwaterNOW’s daily arrest report or the jail roster maintained by the Sweetwater Combined Communications Joint Powers Board and assume the initial charges are what someone will ultimately face. That isn’t always…
The lawyer for a man facing 45 charges has told a judge he has been unable to speak with his client despite numerous attempts. Nec Angel-Gorman was arrested last month after an alleged crime spree across the Eurobodalla including a police…
Questioning without counsel requires a genuine emergency or an informed waiver, EU judges found, also faulting Hungary’s safeguards for suspects who forgo legal help. (CN) — The clock cannot run out on a suspect’s right to a lawyer, the EU’s top…
Gaea Powell, the former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate found guilty of election fraud, won’t be sentenced for her crimes just yet. The lead-up to Powell’s trial drew attention because she chose to not accept Public Defender Andrew Jennings, who was…
Terrell Eleby has been asking for his conviction to be reviewed since 2013. Now, he’s also fighting stage four cancer. Brooklyn native Terrell Eleby was 26 years old when he was convicted of a crime that he says he did not commit.
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred an attorney for failing to appear in court over 50 times within two years and failing to communicate promptly with clients. Missouri Supreme Court disbars attorney for repeatedly failing to appear in court The…
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