It isn’t just in Texas that a judge is accused of having presided over a capital murder trial while simultaneously having an inappropriate relationship with the prosecutor.
Angry over tickets he received for driving the wrong way in a parking lot and lacking proof of insurance, a Florida judge and former federal prosecutor got out of his…
Authorities in Boston have unveiled the Real Time Crime Center, a new camera network that helps authorities not only identify suspects but provide police with potentially lifesaving information about what…
Although a U.S. Department of Justice report last week recommended no sanctions be pursued against two lawyers who authored controversial terrorism memos, that doesn’t appear to be the final answer…
A Michigan lawyer who formerly served as a deputy prosecutor for the city of Holland has pleaded guilty in a felony case, admitting in court this week that he made…
In a series of new investigations related to the prior conduct of a biology professor accused of shooting three colleagues to death and wounding three others at a faculty meeting…
A former Air Force intelligence officer thought something was amiss when the Federal Express package delivered to his door was wrapped in Styrofoam, foam insulation, duct tape, plastic wrap and…
A Maryland prosecutor’s chance encounter during a mission trip to Peru brought him to Washington, D.C., where he attended oral arguments as a guest of Chief Justice John G. Roberts…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reversed the death sentence for a convicted double murderer who was nearly executed in 2008 before the state Feb 24, 2010 6:16 PM CST
Why wasn’t University of Alabama shooting suspect Amy Bishop charged for allegedly trying to steal a getaway car after shooting her brother in 1986? A columnist who is asking the…
Citing a lack of evidence to prove that New York City police “acted willfully” when they fired some 50 shots at an unarmed African-American man leaving his bachelor party on…
In the latest blow to U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors pursuing high-profile charges, a federal judge today dismissed the obstruction and conspiracy case against two men accused of ordering the…
Jumped and beaten at the front door of her family’s home in the Bronx, a young college student reportedly fought off her assailant as he tried to force his way…
A West Virginia prosecutor has been suspended for one month without pay for OK’ing a plea deal that permitted the victim to slap the defendant in exchange for dropping the…
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