justice
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Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder For Prisoners To Argue They Had Ineffective Counsel
In a 6-3 decision, it will be harder for state prisoners to issue new evidence that their counsel was ineffective in federal court.
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Pardoned Chicago Man Who Spent 7 Years in Prison Reaches $7.5 Million Settlement
His attorney reached a settlement with the city of Elkhart, Indiana.
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Thomas Raynard James Exonerated After 32 Years in Prison for Murder Conviction
A Florida judge vacated his life sentence after it was found he never committed the crime.
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Supreme Court Agrees To Review Rodney Reed Case On DNA Testing
The justices who will take up the case in the fall will decide if the death row inmate waited too long to ask for DNA testing
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Emmett Till’s Family Look to Prosecute His Accuser for Kidnapping
Carolyn Bryant Donham was named in the arrest warrant in Till's abduction decades ago. His family aims to use it in bringing her to justice.
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Federal Judge Rules Ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder Must Testify In Flint Water Case
Snyder has previously stated he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if he is forced to appear in court.
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Judge Overturns Conviction of Florida Cop Who Shot Autistic Man’s Caretaker
Jonathan Aledda's misdemeanor charge from the 2016 shooting of Charles Kinsey has been overturned by the appeals court due to a missing testimony.