Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The Supreme Court will decide whether laws requiring adult entertainment ... Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump hush money sentencing after a call between Trump and Alito.

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If there is no comparable state offense, the maximum punishment for city offenses would default to the state's petty offense sentencing guidelines of up to 10 ... Murib pointed out that in Tennessee, ...

Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold TikTok ban in US Legalcategory· January 10, 2025 The court turned down Trump's last-minute bid to prevent his sentencing, scheduled for Friday in New York ...

Republican governors in Tennessee and Ohio have done likewise ... people who were sentenced under outdated laws, and those who committed crimes at very young ages, among other inequities,” Noel Nickle ...

The federal sentencing hearings for the officers found guilty various charges related to fatally beating Tyre Nichols will ...

Sentencing hearings for the officers convicted, and those that entered guilty pleas, in the Tyre Nichols federal criminal case have been postponed to the summer, federal Judge Mark S. Norris ruled ...

Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting ...