The Supreme Court ruled restitution under the MVRA is criminal punishment and cannot be imposed retroactively for crimes ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a state affidavit-of-merit law doesn’t apply to medical malpractice claims filed in federal court.

Kentucky House lawmakers formed an impeachment committee to review petitions against three officials, including a state ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled AEDPA’s bar on successive habeas claims does not apply to federal prisoners filing §2255 motions ...

A federal judge barred an attorney from representing co-conspirators, citing conflicts that hindered full sentencing advice.

Where an inmate sued multiple prison officials, alleging he was denied adequate medical care because his second hearing aid ...

A Virginia bill would grant free remote access to nonconfidential court records for some court-appointed defense attorneys.

Virginia Democrats advance a constitutional amendment allowing congressional redistricting, escalating the national battle ...

A federal judge will hear a preservation group’s request to halt construction of President Trump’s planned White House ...

Where an administrative law judge who denied a claim for disability insurance benefits did not explain the effect the applicant’s moderate impairment in concentration, persistence and pace would have ...

Dominion Energy won a preliminary injunction Friday in federal court, allowing construction to resume on the $11.2 billion ...