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Avery County, N.C. man registers as a sex offender and communicates regularly with the sheriff to make sure he's complying with registration requirements. Yet, a deputy swears out a warrant and has him arrested—including for the totally made-up crime of leaving the state for 30 days—even though…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez “engaged in abusive or harassing behavior” constituting a rare finding of judicial misconduct when he ordered a U.S. marshal to handcuff…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez “engaged in abusive or harassing behavior” constituting a rare finding of judicial misconduct when he ordered a U.S. marshal to handcuff…

Attorney Generals from across the country are urging the Supreme Court to give the “utmost” deference to Oklahoma’s admission and confession of prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Glossip v. Oklahoma, Case No. 22-7477,…

The Training Division and Defender Nation pay tribute to the contributions and dedicated service of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), past and present, have played in our shared mission and commitment to equal justice under law, during May and throughout the…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide…

The U.S. Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules met and struggled to determine whether or how to draft rules that would allow courts to ensure the authenticity and reliability of trial evidence generated by artificial intelligence (article available…

The relentless pursuit of “non-stop executions” by a rump of death penalty states is exposing prison staff to extreme levels of psychological and physical stress, according to traumatized corrections officers who are appealing for help (…

A jury has awarded $16 million to a Philadelphia man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 25 years on death row — the largest wrongful conviction payout in city history. (…

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, President Biden pardoned 11 individuals and commuted the sentence of 5 additional individuals detained in federal prison. In total, 16 detainees…