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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

  • July 08, 2026

    2nd Circ. Says Salvadoran Prison Conditions Were Overlooked

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday said an immigration judge failed to consider the possible abuse a man fighting deportation could face in El Salvadoran prisons because of inhumane conditions and human rights abuses.

  • July 08, 2026

    Conn. Justices Grant New Murder Trial Over Bad Jury Warning

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a man convicted of shooting his friend in the head inside an abandoned warehouse deserves a new trial because a needed jury instruction wasn't given in his original trial.

  • July 08, 2026

    5th Circ. Bars Appeal In Child Sex Abuse Material Case

    A man who pled guilty to transporting child sex abuse material and was sentenced to 20 years in prison cannot challenge his sentence or a $17,500 restitution order, since he waived his right to appeal, the Fifth Circuit said Tuesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Former DOE Worker Avoids Prison For Bribery Scheme

    A former U.S. Department of Energy employee who pled guilty to trying to bribe a colleague in exchange for government contracts for his consulting company was sentenced Wednesday to probation in Massachusetts federal court.

  • July 08, 2026

    Mich. Man Says Criticism, Not Crime, Drove Prosecution

    A Michigan man argued Wednesday that suburban Detroit officials launched a criminal stalking investigation within days of his criticism of a city manager to silence his protected speech, urging a federal judge to deny the officials' bid for summary judgment.

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