After an embarrassing failure for the FBI counterterrorism program, federal prosecutors won convictions against two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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We still know almost nothing about their contents, which is relevant in assessing the decision to search Mar-a-Lago.
The messy rollout of a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons is now creating more felony crimes.
When one police officer's racist text messages surfaced online earlier this month, local officials found that city law prevented the outright firing of the officers involved.
The video shows three officers kicking, punching, and slamming the man's head into the pavement. State police are now investigating.
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Multiple state agencies told Sheriff Randy ‘Country’ Seal that he had no right to collect taxes from a rancher in his parish. He sued anyway.
Although U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart is inclined to unseal the document, redactions demanded by the Justice Department could make it hard to understand.
But it's hard to believe conservatives who wanted to lock up their political opponents and opposed police-accountability measures are acting out of principle rather than partisanship.
Reinforcing the FBI's suspicions was the whole point of that document, which is likely to remain sealed.
Former Judges Mark A. Ciavarella and Michael T. Conahan are now serving lengthy prison sentences for what became known as the "kids-for-cash" scandal.
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Delaying Glossip's execution until December allows the courts to consider new evidence that might prove his innocence.
Sarra's name was added to the government's official list of unfit caretakers after she briefly ran an errand without her kids in tow.
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Whatever threat it may have posed, the trove of government documents seized by the FBI does not reflect well on the former president's judgment.
The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.
Joe Nathan James appeared to have suffered for hours as prison officials tried to establish an IV for lethal injection.
The former president thought his 2016 opponent should go to prison for recklessly endangering national security.
After the former president dismissed the allegation as a "hoax," multiple sources now report that investigators found top secret and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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As the response to the Mar-a-Lago raid illustrates, Republicans are inconsistent in the other direction.
Garland said the move was in the name of transparency, as part of his pledge that the Justice Department would "speak through its work."
A newly unearthed letter suggests the primary witness against Glossip (and the actual killer) had regrets and made a “mistake.”
A court monitor's report found evidence of neglect and abuse of dementia patients, including signing "do not resuscitate" orders that they could not understand.
Frank Javier Fonseca's punishment, which may amount to a life sentence, is a microcosm for many of the issues with the U.S. criminal legal system.
A mother-daughter arrest in Nebraska was fueled in part by unencrypted Facebook messages police accessed through a warrant.
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Lethal drug raids in Louisville and Houston were based on fishy police affidavits that turned out to be fraudulent.
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It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong and illegal.
It is unclear if, or when, she could be freed by a prisoner exchange.
Michael Picard's free speech rights were violated when he was booked for telling passersby to "Google Jury Nullification."
Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
Travelers caught with small amounts of marijuana at the U.S. border face much less severe punishment.
The lawsuit says police in Rosenberg, Texas, have a history of excessive force and unlawful searches, especially against those with medical vulnerabilities.
So far no one has been held criminally liable for the disastrous drug raid, which was based on a flimsy and falsified search warrant affidavit.
The Harris County, Texas, District Attorney's Office oversees civil forfeitures that make a mockery of justice.
Senators allege Bureau of Prisons officials turned a blind eye to rapidly deteriorating conditions at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.
On average, the minimum requirement for cops is about 650 hours, compared to about 1,300 hours for barbers.
