In many states, a coalition of conservatives and liberals, concerned about the fiscal and social costs of mass incarceration, decides it’s time to...
Calling illegal-gun trafficking “contagious,” a Chicago researcher says that despite very strict gun-control, someone who wants to use a weapon to commit a...
Co-author Chance Decker Proving once again that gratitude is the rarest of human emotions, a contract between a landman and his client was...
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In a rare move, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted Tuesday to recommend a lesser sentence for a death row inmate...
Police officers’ perceptions about the chances of a rape suspect being convicted can determine whether they actually make an arrest. That’s the conclusion of...
I inherited a love of reading from my father. He read to me as often as his work schedule allowed. However, it was his...
After a week of relative silence on guns after the deadly Florida school shooting, President Trump moved to take action on gun violence...
This morning the court hears oral argument in two criminal-procedure cases. The first is Rosales-Mireles v. United States, which asks when erroneous applications...