A last-minute decision tonight by the U.S. Supreme Court to call off the scheduled execution of a Mississippi murderer seemingly signals that there is now a de facto death penalty…
The U.S. Supreme Court must consider today whether to grant a stay to a Mississippi inmate who didn’t challenge the state’s lethal injection procedures until Oct. 18.
Volunteer lawyers who help victims of the recent Southern California wildfires will no longer be restricted in the kinds of lawsuits they can bring on behalf of their clients. Now…
Senators today confirmed Mississippi Judge Leslie H. Southwick to a seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals despite concerns by some Democrats that his…
At a Congressional hearing today, U.S. Department of Justice officials said they are considering a prosecution over the handling of the case of the so-called Jena Six—black youths who apparently…
Dissents by two conservative judges on the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may have led the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a money laundering case yesterday.
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a second case that asks justices to settle a circuit split over the interpretation of the federal money laundering statute.
A team of pro bono attorneys from four different firms has taken up the cause of a convicted Dynegy Inc. executive and filed a habeas corpus petition seeking his release…
Several lawsuits filed on behalf of investors who bought stock in Heelys Inc. claim the company hid injuries that had been caused by the shoes with wheels.
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has filed an appeal of his conviction and 24-year prison sentence for his role in the collapse of the former energy giant.