Criminal Procedure

Magicians Penn & Teller file Supreme Court brief questioning use of ‘investigative hypnosis’

Two of the world’s most famous magicians have filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that using "investigative hypnosis" to help a witness identify a man convicted of murder is nothing but an illusion.

Apr 17, 2026 9:59 AM CDT

Man will plead guilty to threatening to harm, murder Supreme Court justices

An Alaska man will plead guilty to felony charges that he threatened to assault and murder several U.S. Supreme Court justices, according to Bloomberg Law.

Apr 14, 2026 9:08 AM CDT

Charlie Kirk’s widow retains attorney who was late husband’s friend

A South Florida attorney who said he was a friend of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk will be his widow’s victim representative in the Utah prosecution of her husband’s accused killer.

Apr 13, 2026 9:21 AM CDT

Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer Michael Avenatti released from prison, moved to halfway house

Michael Avenatti, the once-high-profile attorney best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, has been transferred from federal prison to a halfway house in Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Apr 9, 2026 11:03 AM CDT

Man who generated sexually explicit deepfakes may be first convicted under new federal law

An Ohio man who harassed women with sexually graphic artificial intelligence-generated images may be the first person in the country convicted under a new federal law, according to prosecutors.

Apr 9, 2026 10:31 AM CDT

Judge takes plea deal on drunk driving charges, plans to remain on bench

A Michigan federal judge pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge and said afterward he plans to stay on the bench.

Apr 9, 2026 9:12 AM CDT

Former judge convicted over ICE obstruction denied new trial

A federal judge on Monday refused a former Wisconsin judge's bid for acquittal or a new trial following her conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Apr 7, 2026 9:35 AM CDT

Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared a path for Stephen K. Bannon’s effort, backed by the Justice Department, to dismiss his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Apr 6, 2026 2:31 PM CDT

IRS can collect $371M from former tax lawyer, appeals court rules

A former tax attorney who helped his wealthy clients avoid paying federal taxes has to immediately pay the IRS $371 million in restitution, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Apr 6, 2026 11:14 AM CDT

15 attorney killings remain unsolved, Baja California Bar Association says

Police investigators have failed to solve the 15 violent deaths of lawyers that have happened during the last two years in Baja California—a Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula bordering the state of California—according to the head of the Baja California Bar Association.

Apr 3, 2026 9:37 AM CDT

Disbarred lawyer convicted of stealing $275K from impaired client

A disbarred lawyer and a former Democratic congressional candidate has been found guilty of stealing $275,000 from a former client who had suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Apr 2, 2026 11:02 AM CDT

DOJ dropped over 23K criminal investigations in shift to immigration

The U.S. Department of Justice closed more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second administration as it shifted its resources to immigration.

Mar 31, 2026 1:36 PM CDT

Former prosecutor sentenced after making online threats against LGBTQ+ event and others

A former prosecutor in DuPage County, Illinois, who pleaded guilty to making an online bomb threat against an LGBTQ+ festival in downstate Illinois has been sentenced to home confinement and supervised release.

Mar 30, 2026 12:04 PM CDT

Billboards and the Billable Hour: A lawyer’s take on a Netflix series about Las Vegas litigation

Every so often, a legal show comes along that makes me ask one important question: WTF am I watching? That’s roughly the experience of viewing Strip Law, the latest legal comedy on Netflix.

Mar 30, 2026 8:41 AM CDT

Woman faces murder charge after allegedly taking abortion medication

A woman who allegedly took abortion-inducing pills, after which the baby was delivered and later died, has been arrested and charged with murder. A judge in Georgia, where the woman resides, however, expressed some concerns about the charge during a hearing Monday.

Mar 25, 2026 3:17 PM CDT