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What do you call it when DEA agents put up a video camera that records the exterior of your property 24/7, with ability to remotely tilt, pan, and zoom the camera —without a warrant for 50 days?…

North Carolina man pleads guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, with a guideline sentencing range of 41-51 months. He's sentenced to 114 months, largely based on evidence he committed violent acts while behind bars awaiting sentencing.…

It may seem surprising that prosecutors felt the need to withhold Brady material to convict a 23-year-old who allegedly stabbed an octogenarian 58 times, bludgeoned him with an iron, and then shoved a lamp down his throat while he was still alive. But that's what they did, failing to…

President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot does not extend to the separate crimes of one rioter who plotted to murder the law enforcement agents who…

A South Carolina man was shot to death by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method (view full article).

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This morning the United States Sentencing Commission published a new report on Overdoses in Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes;…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule against the Mexican government over a lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun makers accountable for an epidemic of violence that officials in Mexico say can be traced to their…

George John Hanson, who was serving a life plus 107 years in a federal prison in Louisiana, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he…

Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Barrett v. United States, No. 24-5774 (Mar. 3, 2025) (cert. granted), to decide “whether the Double Jeopardy Clause permits two…

The overhaul of South Carolina’s death chamber was completed three years ago. Now, a team of sharpshooters is practicing its aim for what is poised to be the first…