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• March 18, 2026

  Split 2nd Circ.: NY Officials Belong In Inmate Mental Health Suit

  A split Second Circuit has revived a man's lawsuit alleging state prison officials unconstitutionally placed him in solitary confinement, worsening his mental health condition and ultimately causing him to stab his mother to death after his release.

• March 18, 2026

  Ex-Cop, Examiner Fight Brothers' Wrongful Conviction Suit

  A Michigan federal judge heard arguments Wednesday regarding whether two brothers' lawsuit over their wrongful conviction for murder should head to a jury, with the plaintiffs and a former law enforcement officer and an ex-polygraph examiner debating if the decision to prosecute the brothers actually hinged on a witness's polygraph test that was later found to be erroneous.

• March 17, 2026

  NJ High Court Eyes Global Plea Deal After Nixed Conviction

  A man who pled guilty to two indictments urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to let him withdraw his global guilty plea Tuesday, saying that an appellate win in one of the cases has strengthened his negotiating position.

• March 16, 2026

  4th Circ. Revives SC Prisoner Suit Over Exercise Restrictions

  The Fourth Circuit has ruled that a disabled incarcerated person in South Carolina can continue his pro se lawsuit against administrators who ordered he be held in his cell nearly constantly without access to adequate exercise for over 10 months.

• March 12, 2026

  NY Court Grants New Trial For 1998 NYC Restaurant Murder

  A man who was convicted of murder for the 1998 shooting death of an employee at a Brooklyn Chinese restaurant has been granted another trial in light of new witness statements, with a New York Appeals Court reversing a lower court's decision.

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