Judge Tweaks Law Profs for Libby

A federal judge’s footnote added a bit of commentary when he granted a bid by a group of law professors to submit a brief on behalf of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr. The 12 professors argue Libby should remain free while his appeal is pending, since he has a good…

Jun 11, 2007 4:25 PM CDT

New Argument: Beware of Bloggers

Lawyers for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr. argued against release of letters in his support on the ground that the authors would be subjected to ridicule on the Internet. Lawyers said there was “the real possibility that these letters, once released, would be published on the Internet and their authors…

Jun 11, 2007 2:17 PM CDT

Lawyer Seeks New Trial in Sex-Cash Case

A Texas lawyer will seek a new trial following his theft conviction for pressuring men for money after they had sex with his wife, who is also a lawyer.

San Antonio lawyer Ted Roberts will argue in his new trial motion that the charges proved by prosecutors did not match those in the indictment, Texas Lawyer reports.

Last week Roberts was sentenced to five years in prison for the crime.

Jun 11, 2007 1:46 PM CDT

Lifetime Internet Ban Overturned

A federal appeals court has overturned a lifetime ban on Internet use imposed on a man who pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia ruled the sentence violated a statute that requires post-prison restrictions on defendants to be narrowly tailored, the Legal Intelligencer reports.

Jun 11, 2007 1:28 PM CDT

Doubt and DNA

In a Case About New Evidence, High Court Looks to the Future of Innocence Claims

Sep 24, 2006 9:16 AM CDT

A Parent in Prison

States Slowly Beginning to Help Inmates’ Children and Advocates Say its Overdue

Feb 22, 2006 6:33 AM CST

Open-Booker Test

In Bids for Resentencing, White-Collar Criminals Want Review of Loss Figures

Feb 22, 2006 5:10 AM CST

Evidence and Doubt

High Court Will Weigh Those Issues in Capital and Search Cases This Term

Dec 29, 2005 11:58 AM CST

Battle of the Expert

A Forensic Pathologist Successfully Fights Criminal Charges Stemming From His Testimony in a Shaken Baby Case

Dec 29, 2005 11:29 AM CST

Inching Away From Death?

Ineffective-Assistance Rulings Show High Court Wary of Lawyering in Capital Cases

Sep 29, 2005 7:48 AM CDT

The Bible Tells Them So

Making Biblical References at Trial May Be Grounds for Revers

Jul 28, 2005 6:10 PM CDT

Exposing Injustice

Lawyer Turns Documentary Filmmaker to Champion Rights of the Wrongly Accused

May 28, 2005 11:55 AM CDT

Wait and See

ABA Urges Congress to Give Advisory Sentencing Guidelines a Chance to Work

Apr 28, 2005 9:57 AM CDT

Rethinking Sentencing

Recent High Court Decisions Give Congress a Chance to Test Kennedy Commission Ideas

Apr 28, 2005 8:34 AM CDT

Future Factors

After Sentencing Rulings, Many States Are Poised to Revamp Their Systems

Mar 28, 2005 12:57 PM CST