NH Justice Indicted For Trying To Interfere In Probe Of Husband
A New Hampshire Supreme Court justice has been charged with trying to interfere with a criminal investigation into her husband, New...
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Oct 142 min read
Lawyer Shortage Forces Anchorage To Dismiss Hundreds Of Cases
On May 1, a man in Anchorage, Alaska, called 911 to say he had “beat” his wife. When police stepped through the door of Vernon Booth’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 162 min read
Detroit Judge Handcuffs Teen for Sleeping During Court Field Trip
The teen girl was sleepy because she had no permanent place to stay. The Detroit judge who caught her nodding off in his courtroom wanted...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 182 min read
Report Urges Federal Judiciary To Pay Workplace Misconduct Victims
The federal judiciary should consider awarding employees who are the victims of workplace misconduct at the hands of judges monetary...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 222 min read
How Antiquated NY Courts Prevent Access To Trump Trial Documents
The criminal trial of former President Trump is getting 24-hour media coverage, but much of the case is happening in the dark. Cameras...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 122 min read
CA Courts In 'Crisis' Over Court Reporter Shortage
Hundreds of thousands of California court proceedings are held without a precise record of what happened thanks to a shortage of court...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12 min read
S.D. County Enables Settlement Of Many Outstanding Warrants
At any given time, there are roughly 15,000 warrants on file in Minnehaha County, S.D., any of which could lead to an arrest. The crimes...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 151 min read
Virginia Lawmakers Look To Reform Court Fines And Fees
Virginia Democrats, with control of both chambers of the General Assembly, have been advancing legislation aimed at reforming court fees...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 22 min read
'Systematic Screwup' Makes Texas Defendants Wait Years For Appeals
https://houstonlanding.org/his-criminal-appeal-was-supposed-to-be-his-ticket-out-of-prison-then-the-courts-lost-it/ When Jared Daniel...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 252 min read
State Courts Struggle To Clear Post-Pandemic Case Backlogs
Still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, many state court systems are working to clear their case backlogs. Some systems have moved...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 111 min read
Justices Favor AZ Man In Case Challenging Expert Testimony
The majority of Supreme Court justices took issue on Wednesday with substitute expert testimony in an Arizona man’s drug conviction,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 52 min read
Nevada Judge Back On Bench After Defendant Attacks Her
Nevada judge Mary Kay Holthus returned to work Thursday, a day after being attacked by a defendant in a felony battery case who was...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 22 min read
Roberts Report Cites AI Issues, Ignores Supreme Court Controversy
Chief Justice John Roberts devoted his year-end report on the federal courts to a rumination about the perils and promise of artificial...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Top NY Court Siding With Criminal Defendants Under New Appointee
Recent rulings suggests that New York’s top court is headed in a more progressive direction, especially concerning the rights of criminal...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Judge Bans Cameras, Audio Devices In Idaho Student Stabbing Case
Judge John Judge in Moscow, Id., said the court would operate a livestream while barring members of the media and public from using...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia Move Towards Abortion Rights
Abortion rights advocates won major victories Tuesday as voters in conservative-leaning Ohio decisively passed a constitutional amendment...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Louisiana Court Ignored Appeals From Inmates Without Attorneys
Two years into his 25-year sentence for attempted aggravated rape, Nathan Brown could tell the man sitting across from him — a jailhouse...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Opinion: Court Should Favor Vehicle Owners In Asset Forfeiture Case
Stephanie Wilson, a nursing student in Taylor, Mich., argued in an opinion piece for USA Today that the Supreme Court should rule in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Media Ask Judge To Allow TV Coverage Of Trump D.C. Trial
In filings this month, news organizations asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to allow live television coverage of the trial of...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 6, 20231 min read
NYC Attorney Urges Restorative Justice As Tough-Punishment Option
A court sentencing in New York City stood out to Erika Sasson, an attorney and practitioner who designs and facilitates restorative...
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