Criminal Procedure

Lawyer arrested on charge he made terroristic threat against 16-year-old family member

A Texas attorney was released on a $10,000 bond following his arrest Saturday on a charge that he allegedly made a terroristic threat against a 16-year-old family member, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

Sep 1, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

Lawyer faces criminal charges in deadly crash with motorcyclist

A prominent Michigan attorney is facing charges after allegedly driving away from a deadly crash outside Detroit.

Aug 31, 2026 9:56 AM CDT

State government official charged with pandemic benefit fraud, money laundering

A member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday after a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging him with COVID-19 pandemic benefit fraud and money laundering.

Aug 27, 2026 1:43 PM CDT

Lawyer suspended, ordered to take anger management therapy after fight over eviction case

A Minneapolis lawyer has been suspended and ordered to take anger management therapy following a fistfight with a woman who was facing eviction from her apartment.

Aug 26, 2026 9:52 AM CDT

Man arrested for impersonating Chief Justice Roberts

Police arrested a man Friday on federal charges alleging that he impersonated a National Security Agency employee and Chief Justice John Roberts as part of his efforts to get information on his biological daughter and have a case against him dismissed.

Aug 25, 2026 10:31 AM CDT

Attorney admits ‘stupidity’ over AI errors but still receives sharp rebuke from state high court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has removed a well-known criminal defense attorney from a murder appeal after discovering that he included artificial intelligence-generated errors in a brief.

Aug 24, 2026 10:10 AM CDT

Arguing bad jury instructions, counsel for SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein seek his release

Lawyers for convicted attorney Tom Goldstein, a SCOTUSblog co-founder who was found guilty in February of tax evasion and making false statements on loan applications, have filed an appeal asking that he be released from incarceration.

Aug 20, 2026 11:41 AM CDT

Prosecutors claim Comey posted ‘86 47’ seashell photo to boost book sales

The Justice Department argued this week that former FBI Director James B. Comey intentionally threatened the life of President Donald Trump in a social media post in part to stir controversy and boost sales of his then-forthcoming novel.

Aug 19, 2026 2:17 PM CDT

How many people should serve on jury? Groups provide SCOTUS with input

Over a dozen amicus briefs were filed Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court over a case involving a Florida petitioner named Hamed Kian, who was found guilty by a six-person jury on five felony counts of practicing chiropractic medicine with a suspended license.

Aug 18, 2026 10:44 AM CDT

Judge pleads guilty, swiftly takes responsibility for driving while intoxicated

An Indiana judge was arrested, charged and swiftly pleaded guilty for operating a vehicle while intoxicated Saturday night.

Aug 18, 2026 9:52 AM CDT

Mangione admits to shooting insurance CEO, pleads guilty to federal charges

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and admitted that he shot the executive outside an investor conference in late 2024.

Aug 14, 2026 1:19 PM CDT

11 people indicted in ‘multimillion-dollar marriage fraud scheme’

Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted 11 people in connection to a sham marriage operation that they allege helped arrange more than 1,000 fraudulent marriages to aid foreign nationals illegally obtain green cards in the United States.

Aug 14, 2026 10:48 AM CDT

Snapchat video plays into arrest of lawyer charged with solicitation of prostitution, trafficking

A Texas criminal defense attorney was arrested for solicitation of prostitution and human trafficking Wednesday after a Snapchat video showing him allegedly engaging in sexual activity with two women and later giving them cash became the focus of a police investigation.

Aug 13, 2026 10:47 AM CDT

Wiped Clean: Is resetting your phone after being stopped by Border Patrol agents a federal offense?

The case appears to be a “major turning point in digital privacy law” as the U.S. Department of Justice tests a “completely novel legal theory by treating a native software security method as the criminal destruction of evidence,” says Kyle Courtney, a professor at the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, where he teaches cyber law and privacy.

Aug 12, 2026 2:50 PM CDT

Judge in Luigi Mangione case speaks out about public access during proceedings

A New York judge has addressed a series of motions filed by Luigi Mangione’s lawyers regarding public access to the murder case’s proceedings.

Aug 12, 2026 12:14 PM CDT