Criminal Law
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Illinois Supreme Court Will Hear Jussie Smollett’s Appeal of Conviction for Staging Racist Attack
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction…
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Judge Throws Out Murder Indictments Against Ex-Houston Police Officer Over 2019 Drug Raid
A former Houston police officer who led a 2019 deadly drug raid that prompted a…
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Children’s Author Kouri Richins Faces New Charges Alleging Earlier Attempt to Kill Her Husband
A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a…
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Three Men Convicted of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Ask U.S. Appeals Court to Overturn Their Hate Crime Convictions
Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Reaches a Deal to End Criminal Securities Fraud Charges After 9 Years
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under…
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Texas’ Plan To Arrest and Deport Migrants for Illegal Entry and How it Would Work
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and…
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Colorado Uncovers DNA Scientist’s Corner-Cutting, Sparking Concerns Across Hundreds of Criminal Cases
A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist intentionally cut corners and didn’t follow standard…
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Victims of Mississippi Police Brutality Demand Maximum Sentencing for Their Torturers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Black men who were tortured by six Mississippi law enforcement…
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Charges Abruptly Dropped During Trial of The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics Case
In a twist befitting a Hollywood thriller, a contentious legal battle involving the alleged theft…
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Officials Say Sean “Diddy” Combs’ LA and Miami Homes Have Been Raided by Law Enforcement
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami have been raided by Homeland Security…
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