Articles Tagged with criminal law

An indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Mayor Eric Adams committed offenses such as bribery and wire fraud during his dealings with Turkish nationals.

A Florida federal judge applied a standard recently developed by the U.S. Supreme Court in finding that the historical record does not support a law banning firearm possession in post offices.

Illinois will become the first state to allow defendants awaiting trial to be released regardless of their financial resources.

Planned Parenthood sued for injunctive and declaratory relief in federal court on Wednesday over the Idaho Attorney General's assertion that the state's criminal abortion law prohibits medical providers from referring women to access abortion services outside the state.

A judge found that keeping indigent defendants on a waiting list for a free attorney for months or years violated the right to counsel under the Missouri Constitution, parallel to the Sixth Amendment.

The trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer accused of murdering his wife and son, began on Monday with jury selection. The case has caught the attention of many interested in the Murdaugh family's connections, status in the community, and involvement in at least one mysterious death.

A defendant convicted of Medicaid fraud argues that the two-year sentence enhancement for identity theft under federal law should not apply to his case, which did not involve misrepresenting another person's identity.

The court determined that the law prohibiting secret recordings of phone calls covers parties to a call as well as third parties who are eavesdropping on it.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed felony charges against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman based on a robocalling program that they operated in August.

The proposed law would criminalize the use or possession of cell phones by Vermont residents who are under 21.