By Don Thompson/Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Under federal court oversight, California's prison mental health system has been spending far more on anti-psychotic drugs than other states with large prison systems, raising questions about whether patients are receiving proper treatment. ...

A New Jersey judge has ordered Santa Monica firm Colony Capital LLC to proceed with the sale of an Atlantic City hotel and casino to the operator of an online poker site.

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:55:02 GMT By LYNNE TUOHY The Associated Press The state’s most prominent cold case is back on track after the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled yesterday that prosecutors may use the testimony of arson experts in their quest to convict a man of killing four members of a Keene family in a 1989 fire. ...

An inmate suspected of killing a corrections officer at a federal prison in northeastern Pennsylvania has been transferred to the federal Supermax prison in Colorado.

A former West Virginia sheriff will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect.

George C. Wilson (center) of Shelburne listens Jan. 29 as his public defender (left) and Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan discuss procedure following Wilson's arraignment in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.

Robert Breest had the chance to walk out of prison on parole, after spending nearly half his life there -- if he admitted to committing a 1971 murder. But the former Lowell carpenter, now 75, steadfastly refused.        

Piedmont Town Foreman John Shingler is facing a prison term of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of conversion of government property Thursday in U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, Martinsburg, according to court documents.

A Texas woman is headed to prison for dousing her ex-roommate with gasoline and setting him on fire.

Spurred by pro-life groups and Texas Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the Harris County District Attorney's Office is proceeding with an investigation into allegations that Houston-based abortionist Douglas Karpen, who operates three abortion clinics in the state – two in Houston and one in Dallas – has performed illegal late-term abortions and killed babies born alive, a violation of the ...

By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A paramedic accused of possessing pipe bomb components will plead not guilty to that charge and denies any involvement in causing the deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that he was among the first to respond to, his lawyer said on Saturday. Bryce Reed, 31, appeared in federal court in Waco, Texas, on Friday to face one count of unlawfully ...

A judge in northeast Tennessee is dismissing a $750,000 libel lawsuit against state Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield for publishing false information online about a Democratic candidate for the state House in 2008.

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree A media spotlight shone on a Washtenaw County courtroom Monday as the case of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree went before the Judicial Tenure Commission. McCree, who is accused of...

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that there is no employment protection for people who use marijuana. In a split decision issued on Thursday, the court said marijuana use is still barred by the ...

A fugitive arrested last week in Macon by marshals after failing to show up for sentencing in a deadly Colquitt County armed robbery learned his fate, as the victim's heart-broken family looked on.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- The mother of a missing West Virginia girl can remain in Wheeling to serve the remainder of her supervised release for welfare fraud. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey on Monday approved a modified supervised release plan for Le...

Nearly a year to the day after her hit and run conviction, Amy Senser fought for her freedom from behind bars on Wednesday. A three-judge panel heard oral arguments in her appeal as her husband, former Vikings player Joe Senser, and the family of the man she killed looking on in the gallery.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he'll take part in a treatment program.

A judge's ruling striking down the Midtown and Downtown tunnel tolls has cast a cloud over other transportation projects, exposed the state to unknown damages and left financial markets "at best, confused," according to a court memo by lawyers for the Virginia Department of Transportation.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the state of Minnesota was wrongfully charged for more than 37,000 abortions for indigent women.

TOMS RIVER, N.J. - A former yeshiva teacher is on trial in New Jersey on charges he sexually abused a socially awkward boy whose family members, prosecutors say, were ostracized by their Orthodox Jewish community for taking the allegations to civil authorities.

U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced Wednesday that the sentencing of four Idaho individuals that conspired to distribute methamphetamine and who were involved in the Aryan Knights has ended.

Detroit — Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway shouldn't spend a day in federal prison, her lawyer said Monday, despite admitting she orchestrated an elaborate two-year scheme to defraud her bank of $600,000 owed on a Grosse Pointe Park home.

A Just Cause and Friends of Justice, advocates for judicial reform to prevent wrongful convictions comments further on their investigation into the IRP6 case. (PRWeb May 09, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10718289.htm

While under federal court oversight, California's prison mental health system has been spending far more on anti-psychotic drugs than other states with large prison systems, raising questions about whether ...

Gov. Pat Quinn wants Attorney General Lisa Madigan to drop a lawsuit over back pay for unionized state workers so he can implement a new state contract he says will save hundreds of millions of dollars.

Aggravated assault at Clyman Court and Fowler Avenue.

OTTUMWA -- An Ottumwa man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison following a drug bust at his home last summer. Ottumwa Police Department and Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force officers executed a search warrant at 1214 N. Adams St. on

FORT WAYNE -- A 30-year-old Gary man was sentenced Tuesday to 45 years in prison for an October home invasion robbery.

A Sauk County jailer from Reedsburg accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two children is now facing financial troubles and possible eviction due to his ongoing court battle, court documen…

The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund.

The evidence presented at Amy Senser's criminal vehicular homicide trial was "more consistent with (her) innocence than guilt," her attorney argued before the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

DOVER — Sussex County Sheriff Jeff Christopher, who’s waging a legal battle to assert police powers for his office, filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking justices to reverse a Superior Court ruling that declined to declare him a law enforcement officer.

Monday afternoon the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office mistakenly said that an arrest warrant has been issued for Councilman Timothy Vessel. The release said the warrant was issued against Vessel for failing to appear in court to answer charges of stealing electricity. In fact, the warrant was for Vessel's son, also named Timothy.

When I first began practicing law in the mid-1990s, I was one of many young attorneys, aged 28-35, who had embarked upon a career in workers’ compensation law. In those days, the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims was a very busy place. The St. Petersburg District Office had two judges and two mediators. On any given day, there would be 10-15 mediations taking place and several hearings ...

A Carlisle husband and wife have been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding Jefferson Township taxpayers in Sullivan County.

An Illinois man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging criminal racketeering case involving a violent national gang called the Latin Kings.

Two people are in jail in Scott County accused of abusing a 14-month-old child.

The veto could prompt lawmakers to fight it out in the courts. TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.        

A federal judge has rescheduled the trial of an inmate accused of participating in a deadly prison riot last year in Mississippi.

When the Notre Dame men's tennis team opens 2013 NCAA Tournament action today at Ohio State versus Washington, the Irish will take the court looking to extend a coaching career that has spanned nearly half a century. Bobby Bayliss - nearing the end of his 26th season at Notre Dame and 44th overall as a Division I head coach, plus a couple early years assisting on various levels - is set to ...