A legislative committee on Tuesday unanimously rejected a bill that sought to allow a court to conditionally release certain ...

BOTTOM LINE: Where a man who was arrested and jailed, after he traveled from the United States to Pakistan with hopes of joining in jihad in Afghanistan, argued the United States violated his Sixth ...

The Supreme Court yesterday gave a ringing endorsement to defendants' Sixth Amendment right to the counsel of their choice in criminal cases. ... Explore the entire Law.com network. Enjoy free access ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. JEFFERSON CITY — The first time I met David Thompson, he told me about his court anxiety. It was fall of 2022, ...

The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a skilled, ...

As he noted, the Sixth Amendment says, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right … to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” His opinion in that case, Crawford v.

The U.S. Department of Justice has ended federal oversight of the Orange County District Attorney's Office's informant ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Over the past couple of conferences ...

On the night of Dec. 29, 2003, Joseph Paoni beat his pregnant girlfriend, who is now his wife, and his brother, striking the latter in the face with the butt of a rifle.