The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a investigator in a Georgia district attorney’s office has absolute immunity in a civil suit claiming he gave false testimony to…
After a 10-month investigation, the Justice Department on Thursday accused the New Orleans Police Department of racial profiling, using excessive force and arresting people without probable cause.
Renowned for his work in helping those wrongfully convicted prove their innocence, a high-profile Northwestern University journalism professor is apparently benched from teaching his popular investigative reporting course this spring.
As 1996 neared an end, Chad Wold’s life course seemed set. The recent law school graduate was getting settled in Montana, where he was about to get married and study…
Cristian Gheorghiu has only paid about $5,000 of the $28,000 in fines he got after being convicted of being one of the most prolific graffiti taggers in Los Angeles.
A defense lawyer says a “tainted” case should be dismissed against a sergeant accused, along with five other current or former New Orleans police officers, in the killing of civilians…
As state lawmakers debate whether food such as raw milk can safely be sold to informed consumers, the residents of a Maine community have seized the day and recognized a…
With Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature today, a bill banning the death penalty in Illinois is now official. The legislation will take effect July 1, Reuters reports.
When John Edward Dawson told his lawyer in a state court burglary and drug case that he was also being represented by a federal defender, she thought he was delusional…
President Barack Obama still intends to close the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But in the meantime, he has eliminated a ban he imposed nearly two years…
Under legal standards for informed consent, an adult who is mentally competent generally has a constitutional right to refuse medical treatment, even treatment that would be life-saving.
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