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Oklahoma police stop car for traffic violations, search it, and discover 29 pounds of meth stashed in secret compartments (which carried a wholesale value of about $75k). The driver-husband knew, but there's no evidence that the passenger-wife did. Nevertheless, a jury convicts her of conspiracy…

Anthony L. Ricco, a native of Harlem, New York, is one of the premier criminal defense attorneys in the nation.

His career has been defined by his unwavering dedication to criminal defense and social justice. He has tirelessly championed the rights of individuals facing legal challenges,…

In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as possible execution methods (…

A DOJ investigation has revealed that the BOP failed to prevent 187 deaths by suicide from 2014-2021. Specifically, the DOJ found that “a combination of recurring policy violations and operational failures contributed to inmate suicides.” These failures include inappropriate mental health…

Jean Camper Cahn is a lawyer who helped establish federal financing of legal services to the poor and was a co-founder of the Antioch School of Law, the predecessor to the…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked Georgia's attempt to again prosecute a man who was acquitted for one charge in the murder of his adoptive mother despite conflicting verdicts on other charges, finding that "an acquittal is an acquittal" regardless of a simultaneous guilty verdict for…

Forty-three (!) Pennsylvania State Police SWAT team officers execute a pre-dawn, no-knock raid on the home of a Bangor, Penn. family. In legal parlance, they beat the snot out of the family—most egregiously striking a 76-year-old woman in night clothes in the face with a shield, breaking…

As we commemorate Black History Month, it is crucial to reflect on landmark legal cases that have significantly contributed to the ongoing struggle for racial justice. One such pivotal case is Batson v. Kentucky.

At James K. Batson's 1982 state-court trial for burglary and…

After serving for eight years in the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, rising to the position of deputy director, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., or Tree, as he was affectionately known, was appointed a…

A true trailblazer, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a scholar, activist, writer, and Episcopal priest who was important in the civil and women’s rights movements.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, as Anna Pauline in 1910, Murray was raised…