Criminal Justice

Lawyer arrested in alleged hit man plot involving custody dispute between influencer, boy band member

A Florida lawyer accused of conspiracy to commit murder related to a child custody dispute was arrested on a California warrant and appeared before a Seminole County, Florida, judge Tuesday.

May 20, 2026 1:53 PM CDT

Senate confirms new US attorney in Wyoming, despite misconduct allegations

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Darin Smith as the U.S. attorney for Wyoming just days after judges tossed nine federal indictments citing Smith’s alleged misconduct that could have prejudiced jurors.

May 20, 2026 11:27 AM CDT

Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh sues clerk for alleged jury tampering that led to overturned murder conviction

Disgraced and disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the clerk of court whose alleged jury manipulation in his 2023 trial resulted in the overturning of his double-murder conviction by the South Carolina Supreme Court last week.

May 19, 2026 1:42 PM CDT

Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ will rest his case at end of season 5

The Lincoln Lawyer, Netflix’s popular drama about Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, will rest its case at the end of the show’s fifth season.

May 19, 2026 9:56 AM CDT

Woman gives birth during arraignment in NYC courtroom

A woman gave birth in a Brooklyn, New York City, courtroom Friday as she was waiting to appear before a judge on low-level charges.

May 19, 2026 9:31 AM CDT

Former Brooklyn Supreme Court judge arrested for alleged involvement in real estate fraud schemes

A former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice was arrested Tuesday for allegedly participating in numerous schemes to defraud investors in commercial real estate deals.

May 14, 2026 12:13 PM CDT

Federal judge sentenced to probation in drunk driving case

A federal judge in Michigan has been sentenced to six months of probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge, Reuters reports.

May 14, 2026 10:02 AM CDT

Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned; prosecutors vow retrial

Prosecutors in South Carolina said they plan to retry disgraced and disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence, the Associated Press and other news outlets report.

May 13, 2026 1:59 PM CDT

Parents accuse ChatGPT of assisting in son’s drug-induced death

The parents of a 19-year-old college student sued technology and research company OpenAI in a California court Tuesday after their son fatally overdosed on a drug combination allegedly prescribed by ChatGPT without warning of risk.

May 13, 2026 11:40 AM CDT

2 women sue Las Vegas hotels for allegedly allowing trafficking on premises

Two women who alleged that they were trafficked for years by convicted sex offender and former actor Nathan Chasing Horse filed a federal lawsuit last week accusing several Las Vegas hotels of knowingly allowing the abuse to continue on their premises.

May 13, 2026 10:08 AM CDT

Trump’s New York US attorney pick committed misconduct, disciplinary investigation finds

President Donald Trump’s appointee for U.S. attorney in Albany, New York, was found to have committed professional misconduct, according to the New York judicial committee that reviews complaints against attorneys.

May 12, 2026 2:35 PM CDT

Judge in Charlie Kirk case won’t ban cameras from courtroom

The Utah judge presiding over the murder case of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has ruled that he won’t impose a blanket prohibition on media in the courtroom, Courthouse News Service reports.

May 12, 2026 9:59 AM CDT

DOJ investigating DA accused of shielding illegal immigrants

The Justice Department has announced it launched an investigation into Steve Descano, the Democratic prosecutor of Virginia’s largest county, regarding his office's plea bargaining, charging decisions and sentencing policies.

May 11, 2026 9:38 AM CDT

Judge who teared up during child abuse testimony does not warrant new trial, appeals court says

A Colorado judge who teared up during a child abuse victim’s testimony was not enough to warrant a new trial, an appeals court has ruled.

May 11, 2026 7:40 AM CDT

Gala shooting suspect seeks to disqualify DOJ officials

The man charged with trying to kill U.S. President Donald Trump during an attack at a gala in the nation’s capital last month is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from being involved in his prosecution. Cole Tomas Allen said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and District of Columbia…

May 8, 2026 3:18 PM CDT