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June 09, 2026
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday granted expedited review but denied immediate relief to a defendant who claimed a trial judge violated his right to a fair trial and constitutional separation of powers principles by creating what defense counsel described as a new procedure for empaneling an anonymous jury.
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June 08, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday declined to reopen removal proceedings for a Haitian man who was deported after he was found guilty of aggravated assault, finding that he was eligible for removal because his conviction involved a violent crime.
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June 08, 2026
A North Carolina doctor received five years of probation with eight months of house arrest for making false statements in an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme, after a federal judge said he was struggling to balance the need to deter others with unwarranted sentencing disparities.
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June 08, 2026
A Colorado federal jury convicted four individuals Monday of conspiring to defraud the government by using their businesses to help promote and sell abusive and illegal trust tax shelters, leading to about $50 million in losses over more than a decade.
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June 08, 2026
In a split 4-2 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court departed from federal precedent, finding that a defendant's double jeopardy protections were violated when a trial court declared a mistrial though a jury "spontaneously and unequivocally" signaled it acquitted a defendant of certain offenses.
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June 08, 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday officially nominated Todd Blanche to be attorney general.
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June 08, 2026
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it's investigating six acts of vandalism toward Indigenous petroglyph sites in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin that have caused irreparable damage to the centuries old archaeological sites.
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June 08, 2026
More than 100 former Illinois federal prosecutors issued a statement Monday saying there's been a "failure of leadership" in the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago and that "once-forbidden political considerations are infecting prosecutorial decisions" in the wake of an Illinois federal judge accusing the office of mishandling grand jury proceedings in a case against six immigration activists.
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June 08, 2026
Following an April ruling that cleared former New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit challenging the legality of her firing, the U.S. Department of Justice reiterated its position Friday that her firing was constitutional based on the executive powers of the president.
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June 08, 2026
A Connecticut state prosecutor admitted Monday to accessing two protected computer databases to view information about a romantic rival, but told a judge that she had been trying to honor her ethical obligations as an attorney after the woman's arrest.
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June 08, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for certiorari from a Mississippi death row inmate, leaving in place a state court ruling rejecting his challenge tied to racially biased jury selection at his capital trial.
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June 08, 2026
A split U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out an appellate decision upholding a reduced sentence for a defendant in a drug trafficking and manslaughter case, adding to a string of recent decisions defining the scope of the First Step Act.
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June 08, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of a man seeking early release from a life sentence for a drug offense, after ruling last month that reductions to mandatory minimum sentences cannot be cited as a reason for compassionate release.
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June 08, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court won't overturn a pair of Tenth Circuit decisions that found that two Native American men cannot be convicted of simple assault under the Major Crimes Act after the federal government argued that the "senseless result" can't be reconciled with the law's plain text.
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June 05, 2026
The Washington State Attorney General urged an Evergreen State federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a man prevented from gun ownership for 40 years due to his history of domestic violence against his ex-wife, arguing there was nothing unconstitutional about preventing him from owning weapons.
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June 05, 2026
A man sentenced to 16 years in prison had his guilty plea for drug and gun charges vacated after a New York state appeals court found that a trooper who searched his jacket pocket and discovered a gun had no right to frisk him in this manner.
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June 05, 2026
Transgender adolescents urged a California federal judge Friday to block a Stanford Medicine hospital from sharing gender-related care medical records in response to a Texas grand jury criminal subpoena, arguing that other courts have rebuffed similar government subpoena attempts and the judge should end the DOJ's "campaign of harassment."
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June 05, 2026
A divided Seventh Circuit panel on Friday ruled that an Indiana prison rule restricting journalists' access to inmate executions does not violate the First Amendment, as reporters are not actually prevented from covering executions.
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June 05, 2026
A New York federal judge has said the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission had probable cause for summarily suspending the licenses for taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers who've been arrested, but not convicted, rejecting a proposed class action alleging the drivers were maliciously prosecuted.
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June 05, 2026
A redevelopment firm that admitted it commenced demolition work at a former automotive plant in Saginaw, Michigan, without first remediating asbestos was sentenced Friday to pay a $500,000 criminal fine and serve two years of probation, federal prosecutors said.
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June 05, 2026
The second daughter of a former city council member in Charlotte, North Carolina, has pled guilty to her role in the family's alleged scheme to submit fake applications for federal loan assistance during the coronavirus pandemic, court records show.
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June 05, 2026
A Washington federal judge has ordered Fabric Inc.'s former chief financial officer to pay $35 million in restitution after he embezzled the sum from the software firm to invest in crypto tokens that later collapsed, rejecting his arguments that he shouldn't be on the hook for losses that occurred after he gave the tokens to the firm.
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June 05, 2026
The Fifth Circuit has ruled that a man who was shot by police in a case of mistaken identity will not be able to move forward with his civil suit because the officer did not violate his civil rights and is covered by qualified immunity.
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June 05, 2026
A Chinese national pled guilty on Thursday in D.C. federal court to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in a sanctions evasion scheme involving North Korean tobacco smuggling, bringing an end to a protracted prosecution after two separate deadlocked juries.
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June 05, 2026
A billionaire insurance mogul sentenced to 12 years for bribery and wire fraud asked to put off his federal prison reporting date, saying he needs to maintain access to his defense attorneys and the special master as they continue to map out billions of dollars in restitution.