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Criminal Practice Law360 provides timely news and analysis on criminal law and enforcement across U.S. jurisdictions. Coverage includes major prosecutions, sentencing trends, constitutional challenges, legislative developments, and key rulings impacting prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the courts.



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Latest News in Criminal Practice

  • May 27, 2026

    Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct

    Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced Wednesday a new suite of rules for how grand jury investigations are handled after an Illinois federal judge accused the prosecutor's office of misconduct in a case against six immigration activists.

  • May 27, 2026

    Matthew Perry's Assistant Gets 41 Months For Ketamine Death

    Matthew Perry's former assistant was sentenced to 41 months in prison Wednesday by a California federal judge for his role in the actor's fatal ketamine overdose, delivering the sentence shortly after Perry's stepfather, Keith Morrison of "Dateline," chastised the defendant for not notifying the family Perry's addiction struggles had returned.

  • May 27, 2026

    Fla. Panel Says Confederate Tag Didn't Bias Crash Case Jury

    A man sentenced for seven crimes in connection with crashing his car into another vehicle was not unfairly prejudiced when the trial court admitted into evidence photos from the crash showing the Confederate flag tag he had affixed to his car, a Florida state appeals court said Wednesday.

  • May 27, 2026

    Ill. Panel Won't Rethink 45-Year Sentence For Teen Murder

    An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a man convicted of a first-degree murder he committed in 2008 when he was a teenager is not eligible for a sentence reduction despite dramatic changes in state and federal law surrounding sentencing for juvenile offenders.

  • May 27, 2026

    10th Circ. Affirms Dentist's 3½-Year Sentence For Tax Evasion

    A dentist's sentence of almost 3½ years for evading over $1.6 million in personal taxes through an abusive-trust tax scheme was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday, as the appellate court rejected his argument that his sentence is both procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

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