By Associated Press | March 3, 2021
Joe Exotic of "Tiger King" fame, whose real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for violating federal wildlife laws and for his role in a failed murder-for-hire plot targeting his chief rival.
By Angela Morris | December 9, 2020
More than 130 former federal judges, former U.S. attorneys and law professors requested clemency for Daniela Gozes-Wagner, saying her 20-year sentence in a health care fraud case was excessive.
By C. Ryan Barber | December 8, 2020
"Because the law recognizes the president's political power to pardon, the appropriate course is to dismiss this case as moot," U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote.
By R. Robin McDonald | November 16, 2020
The opinion opens the door for the former jurist to seek or hold judicial office again after he completes 12 months of probation.
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter | November 3, 2020
Judges have a responsibility to recuse themselves from any cases in which they cannot act impartially. Today, ironically, in the very name of justice, there are people who want Justitia's blindfold not to be tightened, but to be loosened.
By Marc Levin | November 2, 2020
On Election Day, the nation's highest court will hear arguments on the issue of juvenile sentences of life without parole.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 21, 2020
Blake Hawthorne, the clerk of the Texas Supreme Court, posted guidelines this month on Twitter to assist appellate attorneys in virtual oral arguments. Among his tips: Avoid wireless Internet connections and windows behind you.
By Jonathan Ringel | October 13, 2020
At issue is an upended 1984 precedent holding that courts had inherent authority to release grand jury records in exceptional cases.
By Angela Morris | August 28, 2020
Data shows that civil appellate filings fell by 18% between February and June in Texas' 14 courts of appeal. Lawyers and judges say a lack of final judgments, which can be appealed, is to blame.
By Kenneth Artz | July 27, 2020
Justice David L. Bridges of Texas' Fifth District Court of Appeals was killed in a fiery crash caused by a suspected drunken driver traveling the wrong-way…
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