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On October 14, 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made history as the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. At just 35 years old, Dr. King was recognized for his leadership and commitment to nonviolent…

CoreCivic, the leading private prison company in the U.S., has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016 (…

Three people are arrested for murder of Boston pizza delivery man in 2010; one pleads guilty and the other two are tried together. Co-defendant "1" makes inculpatory statements about co-defendant "2." The state wants to use 1's statements…

Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear another Texas death row inmate’s case challenging the state’s DNA testing statute as unconstitutional.  Gutierrez v. Saenz, No. 23-7809 (…

Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Thompson v. United States, No. 23-1095 (Oct. 4, 2024) (cert. granted), to resolve an issue that has divided the lower courts: whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014, which…

Of the 64,124 cases reported to the United States Sentencing Commission in fiscal year 2023, 21,504 involved non-U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. citizens accounted for 33.7% of all individuals sentenced in fiscal year 2023.

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Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to take the oath of office as a Supreme Court Justice on October 2, 1967.

President Johnson observed, “Thurgood Marshall symbolizes what is best about our…

So get this. Two men on a boat believes it has stumbled on an illegal long-line fishing buoy. It pulls up the lines, cuts free several sharks, and even tells Florida Fish & Wildlife what they'd done. Whoops. Turns out the line was lawfully placed by marine researchers with proper permits. So…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five charges, including bribery, fraud and taking foreign donations (access full article). The mayor insists he is innocent.

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Pennsylvania death-row prisoner with a history of mental illness is held in solitary confinement for 26 years. He sues a prison official, who does not dispute whether that violates the Eighth Amendment, arguing only that he is entitled to qualified immunity.…