In a rare public rebuke, District Attorney Pat Lykos of Harris County, Texas, has blasted both prosecution and defense lawyers in a wrongful conviction case. She also blames police and…
The chief of staff for Alabama’s state attorney general says his boss is “shocked” by news that the attorney general’s office is being federally investigated.
Attorney General Eric Holder indicated a few weeks back that the Drug Enforcement Administration will end raids on medical marijuana clinics, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles appears…
A Los Angeles prosecutor has been accused by a defense lawyer of acting unethically concerning an off-the-clock post he wrote for his personal blog, Patterico’s Pontifications, about…
A deal negotiated with the help of White House counsel Gregory Craig will allow a former holder of his job to testify in Congress about prosecutor firings without reporters or…
After Manhattan’s 35-year district attorney announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in November, many might have thought his top aide would be likely to seek to take over…
Months ago, federal prosecutors in San Francisco had recommended a plea deal for alleged gang member and accused triple-murderer Emile Fort that would have included a 40-year prison term.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has announced he won’t run for re-election after 50 years of leading offices prosecuting federal and then state crimes.
A prosecutor and a defense lawyer in the fraud case against the son of the late wealthy socialite Brooke Astor “nearly came to blows” following a court hearing, according to…
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