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A federal court issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center…

President Donald Trump’s administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it…

Judge Frank Caprio, renowned for his compassion in Rhode Island courts and his heartwarming viral…

A federal judge on Thursday, in a 77-page ruling, said the president’s former personal lawyer…

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee implored congressional appropriators to ensure that the federal public defender program has adequate funding for fiscal year 2026 after budget shortfalls. See…

As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes. See full…

In en banc news, the Ninth Circuit will not reconsider its decision…

Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages U.S. federal court documents. See full…

Florida is no stranger to executing men and women with severe mental illness, including military veterans with service-connected trauma. While Florida is prepping to execute veteran Kyle Bates on August 19th—its fourth veteran and tenth execution this year—a coalition of military veterans…

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has selected Alejandro B. Fernandez to serve as Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont. 

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