Juries

New Jersey governor OKs jury service for thousands with criminal convictions

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has restored eligibility to "hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans" with prior criminal convictions to serve on juries.

Jan 15, 2026 1:19 PM CST

Nonunanimous death penalty verdicts upheld by Florida Supreme Court

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the legality of allowing death penalty verdicts by nonunanimous juries, according to Legal Newsline.

Jan 5, 2026 10:01 AM CST

Attorney and former city council member charged with witness intimidation

A Wheeling, West Virginia, attorney and a former city council member, who were involved in the Marion County, West Virginia, murder prosecution of alleged Pagan Motorcycle Club leader Ryan Lane, were arrested by the West Virginia State Police on Tuesday on new charges of improperly influencing potential witnesses.

Dec 17, 2025 11:24 AM CST

‘Am I the Drama?’ What Cardi B can teach the legal profession

When rapper Cardi B released Am I the Drama? just weeks after winning a high-profile assault lawsuit, she turned legal adversity into cultural commentary. From narrative framing and courtroom conduct to trial publicity and client counseling, her experience offers practical lessons for lawyers and law students on managing reputation, evidence and ethics in the court of law and the court of public opinion.

Dec 17, 2025 9:01 AM CST

Supreme Court to review Mississippi case on alleged omission of Black jurors

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the conviction of a death-row inmate in Mississippi who says prosecutors discriminated by excluding Black jurors during his 2006 trial.

Dec 15, 2025 1:21 PM CST

Judge declares mistrial in opioid case with deadlocked, squabbling jury

A Florida judge overseeing a high-profile opioid trial declared a mistrial Monday, days after one juror accused another of bullying and assault.

Dec 9, 2025 10:58 AM CST

Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case

A grand jury in Virginia on Thursday rejected Justice Department efforts to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, declining to indict her again after a judge dismissed the charges last week, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak about the proceedings.

Dec 5, 2025 9:53 AM CST

Hearings reveal details of Mangione’s arrest as murder case drags on

A year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down from behind by a masked shooter with a 3D-printed weapon and a makeshift silencer, no trial date has been set for Luigi Mangione, the suspect Patrolman Joseph Detwiler arrested. Mangione has spent much of the past year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he is being held without the option of bail.

Dec 5, 2025 9:36 AM CST

Jury finds DC ‘Sandwich Guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer

A jury on Thursday acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the capital.

Nov 6, 2025 2:12 PM CST

DC ‘Sandwich Guy’ goes on trial, says prosecution is half-baked

The D.C. man who flung a sandwich at a federal agent in a show of resistance to President Donald Trump’s takeover of local law enforcement went on trial this week, as his lawyers blasted the Justice Department for what they described as excessive and ham-fisted policing.

Nov 4, 2025 10:05 AM CST

Over $200M verdict overturned in ‘Maya’ hospitalization case chronicled in Netflix documentary

A trial judge made errors requiring a new trial in a case stemming from a woman’s suicide after her 10-year-old daughter was removed from her care and held at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, a Florida appeals court ruled last week.

Nov 3, 2025 11:05 AM CST

Why federal judge fined Alston & Bird $10K for conducting jury research on LinkedIn

U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick has fined Alston & Bird $10,000 for violating his standing order that bars lawyers from researching potential jurors by looking at their LinkedIn pages.

Oct 30, 2025 11:58 AM CDT

Federal courts furlough some staff as money runs out; Supreme Court will close to the public

The federal judiciary ran out of money for full, paid operations Monday, according to an announcement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Oct 20, 2025 10:02 AM CDT

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’s bid to set aside $1.4 billion verdict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the historic $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass killing.

Oct 14, 2025 1:35 PM CDT

Wisconsin judge helps jurors with trauma after tough trials

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky, who worked extensively with crime victims earlier in her career, long has understood the impact trauma has on everyone in the courtroom, including jurors. “If there’s one thing we know about processing trauma, it’s that it happens through communicating about it,” Karofsky says.

Oct 7, 2025 11:53 AM CDT