The state’s Court of Criminal Appeals earlier this month ordered a lower court to examine whether its findings in a Dallas ...

Sarah Hartsfield has filed an appeal regarding her murder conviction and life sentence, according to records. She was found ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's decision upholds a temporary restraining order granted by a federal judge ...

Federal appeals court judges questioned the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep the president’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. The ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short ...

A state law shields its source of pentobarbital, the sedative used in lethal injections. But documents reviewed by NBC News ...

While President Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding Portland and Chicago has largely focused on overall crime, National Guard ...

Starting Oct. 20, the federal judiciary will exhaust all available funds as the government shutdown continues.

A Hays County jury convicted a former teacher on Oct. 16 of the continuous sexual abuse of a child and sentenced him to life ...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission appealed a judge’s order requiring election officials to verify the citizenship of voters, an order it considers vague and unfeasible.

A judge has been reprimanded for her handling of death row inmate Ronald Haskell’s post-conviction case that she was removed from following allegations that she acted favorably toward him.

Texas voters will decide if Prop 3 lets judges deny bail for certain violent felonies; see how it works and who is affected.