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George John Hanson, who was serving a life plus 107 years in a federal prison in Louisiana, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he…

Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Barrett v. United States, No. 24-5774 (Mar. 3, 2025) (cert. granted), to decide “whether the Double Jeopardy Clause permits two…

The overhaul of South Carolina’s death chamber was completed three years ago. Now, a team of sharpshooters is practicing its aim for what is poised to be the first…

In 5-3 decision in Glossip v. Oklahoma, No. 22-7466 (Feb. 25, 2025), the Supreme Court reversed Oklahoma death row Petitioner Richard Glossip’s 2004 conviction for arranging the 1997 murder of Barry Von Treese. The majority ordered a new trial because prosecutors allowed a key…

A second federal judge is facing a long-shot bid by a Republican lawmaker to have him impeached as conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives ramp up public criticism of judges who rule against U.S. President Donald Trump's agenda (…

The Supreme Court’s order list today had an unusually large number of dissents and statements respecting the denial of certiorari, including three impacting criminal defendants. When the…

Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday evening asking them to account for what they did in the past week — and Elon Musk says they will lose their jobs if they don't respond.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has appointed Eric D. Placke as the…

Under federal law, a child born outside of the United States to non-citizen parents gains automatic U.S. citizenship upon "[t]he naturalization of the parent having legal custody of the child when there has been a legal separation of the parents," as long as the child is under 18 and has a green…

Attorney general Pam Bondi has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate in Louisiana to Oklahoma so he can be executed (access full article).…