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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of United States v. Merle Denezpi, a Navajo man hit with a 30-year prison sentence after a Colorado federal jury found him guilty…

According to data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Black men statistically received harsher prison sentences than white men who commit the same crimes,…

Federal prosecutors have been seeking to limit people's rights to win compassionate release from prison in plea negotiations across the country, a practice that advocates say undermines the intent of Congress and produces cruel outcomes (…

Federal prosecutors have recently been facing scrutiny for allegedly misleading the defense and the court (view full article).

In yet another example, on Jan. 25, the Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of…

Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of President Biden's top prospects for the U.S. Supreme Court, has led a professional and personal life at once classic and unpredictable. Unlike most judges, her background is not as a prosecutor or major corporate lawyer, and her personal life also defies stereotypes…

Sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenges to a criminal conviction are notoriously difficult to win. California man and alleged gang member charged with drug conspiracy. Man: I left gang and bought drugs for my use. Contacts with gang is for friendship purpose. Jury: we believe defense and…

The Ninth Circuit invalidated the subsection of a law that makes it a crime to encourage unlawful immigration, ruling Thursday it is overbroad and covers speech that is protected by the First Amendment (…

A law allowing U.S. authorities to arrest and prosecute certain foreign nationals for drug crimes committed in international waters unconstitutionally extends U.S. jurisdiction beyond the limits of international law, the …

The Michigan Court of Appeals has once again vacated a sentence imposed by a Michigan judge known for giving higher sentences than what guidelines recommend and making controversial comments from the bench, citing his “blatant refusal” to follow precedent that bars judges from considering…

Two Democrats in the Virginia Senate joined with Republicans on Monday to defeat a measure 21-19 that would have eliminated hundreds of mandatory minimum sentences (view full article).

It would have…