Justice Samuel Alito issued a detailed statement encouraging the Court to reconsider what exactly the Constitution's ...

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 ...

A group of "Free Karen Read" supporters have filed a lawsuit in federal court, arguing that a court mandated buffer zone ...

Justice Samuel Alito expressed interest in reconsidering a ruling issued by the Supreme Court over 20 years ago.

As such, Judge Rakoff found that “section 3El.l(b) places an impermissible burden on the Sixth Amendment right.”[3] Judge Rakoff raised three principal concerns with § 3E1.1(b). First ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district's policy requiring use of students' ...

Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky co-wrote and signed a letter with 78 other law school deans to condemn President Donald ...

The court ordered the commission to make a plan on how it will provide continuous legal representation. Prince Frederik dies from rare genetic condition at age 22. See his dad's emotional message ...

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s approach in a criminal case upends the conventional wisdom that it is the defendant who ...

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a lawyer. If a person wants an attorney but can't afford one, a court must appoint counsel for them.

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...