Sacramento, CA -- The Associated Press reports California's plan to reduce prison crowding still falls 2,300 inmates short of complying with a federal court order. The AP says that increases the likelihood

Attorney General Eric Holder recused himself from the decision to subpoena the phone records of Associated Press reporters, a source told CNN's Jessica Yellin on Tuesday. The approval fell to Deputy Attorney General James Cole, the source said. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday that the White House had no knowledge of any attempt by the Justice Department "to seek phone records of ...

A federal judge ordered "America's Toughest Sheriff" to stop profiling immediately and has forbidden some of his operating procedures. The sheriff's lawyers dispute the judge's conclusion. FULL STORY

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom after a hearing Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

MARQUETTE - The United States of America welcomed 35 new citizens Friday afternoon upon completion of a Naturalization Ceremony held in U.S. District Court in Marquette. "I wish you well in your new status," said Judge R.

DALLAS, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Michael P. Lyons , Robert A. McNiel , and Robert J. Bogdanowicz of the Dallas, Texas based law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP have successfully concluded the aggressive pursuit ...

BOSTON, April 26 - Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been moved to a prison at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, from the hospital where he had been held since his arrest by police a week ago, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Friday. Related Stories Militants kill Somali prosecutor, threaten more Amnesty for Nepali war crimes could undermine peace, U.N. warns Don't let referendum ...

A federal appeals court is refusing to block a federal permit for a West Virginia coal mine that was challenged by environmentalists. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that ...

Opponents of a plan to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano are appealing their case in the state courts.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors alleged Tuesday at the beginning of a trial for five defendants charged in the scheme. Jose Trevino Morales, the younger brother of the suspected leader of the Zetas drug cartel, is ...

The county needs a new, “state-of-the-art” jail facility and improved data on the local recidivism rate, according to a new report by the Napa County grand jury.

A housekeeper has been sentenced for stealing a Benjamin Franklin bust from a home in Montgomery County.

A former Sacramento dispensary operator, who courted the high life as a marijuana entrepreneur with an MTV audition tape and closet full of cash, was sentenced Friday to spend six years in federal prison.

Greg Evans has been arrested more times than he can remember, spent time in jail, and been a drug user for 25 years of his life. At the Effingham Area Drug Court Graduation Friday, he hoped to put all that behind him. "The only hope we have is here t

FONTANA--Possible Republican gubernatorial candidate Abel Maldonado appeared Thursday to call attention to his plans for a ballot measure that would repeal California prison realignment, a controversial law that requires local authorities to houses and monitor some offenders who would otherwise be

GALVESTON—The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended a Galveston County judge who is fighting criminal charges. On Wednesday, a Galveston County grand jury indicted Judge Christopher Dupuy on two felony counts of obstruction, or retaliation. He’s also facing six misdemeanor indictments for official oppression and abuse of official capacity. It’s alleged that the judge held attorneys ...

As detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, press ahead with a widening hunger strike nearly three months old, President Barack Obama has come under increasing criticism for his policy of force-feeding them.

A man escaped from a Sidney, Montana prison today and remains on the loose. Larry Speldrich is 25 years old and is 6-1 weighing in at 210 lbs. He has what is described as a military style haircut and

The New York medical malpractice attorneys at Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, URL http://www.lawfitz.com , have settled a birth injury lawsuit for $4.9 million. (PRWeb May 24, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/new-york/medical-malpractice/prweb10766836.htm

Siga Technologies Inc. (SIGA) is liable for breaking its contractual obligations to negotiate in good faith a licensing agreement for a smallpox medicine with PharmAthene Inc. (PIP) , the Delaware Supreme Court ruled.

A murderous Mississippi man who fled north to evade his probation on robbery and manslaughter convictions now is poised to spend the rest of his life in an Iowa prison, thanks to a Polk County jury.

FONTANA -- Heartbreak over the death of his brother in a 2004 motorcycle crash sent Charles Johnson down a destructive path of drugs, crime and incarceration.

The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity involving the award of a $200 million Medicaid contract.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Federal prosecutors laid out information about a Manhattan doctor's assets as he seeks to be released from custody as he waits for his case to proceed in the court system.

WASHINGTON COUNTY (WITI) — 39-year-old Scott Kudek — one of two charged in turning a test drive into a joy...

Defense attorneys say one of the two inmates accused of killing a California prison guard in 2009 was so drunk on potent homemade liquor that he couldn't understand an FBI agent's Miranda warnings afterward.

Set to begin in June, the retrial of a San Francisco man who had been previously convicted of the 2008 gunshot slaying of a Vallejo teen in Fairfield has been delayed.

New legislation has been announced aimed at reducing the number of gun crimes in Ohio. The act would change current gun specification sentencing laws and increase penalties for certain offenders.

It's scary to find out you've been sued for a debt, but didn't even know it. Here's what to do if you find a judgment on your credit report.

Presumably few Republican operatives have a better handle on the national Republican Party's efforts to court Hispanic voters than Pablo Pantoja , a native of Puerto Rico, and Florida State University alum appointed by the Republican National Committee to oversee Hispanic outreach in Florida last year. He also worked as a field director …

Charles Balfe, the self-described "Internet evangelist" who's now designated as a sexual predator, is scheduled to be released from prison Wednesday, May 22. In 2005, DeLand police arrested Balfe and charged him with sexual abuse of a child. In 2006, in a case with offenses dating back to 1997, Balf ...

The Colorado Supreme Court will issue a decision May 28 on whether the state's public schools are adequately funded.

The trial for a Vineland High School 9-10 teacher charged with harassing a student is now scheduled... - 2:39 am

The Rhode Island Supreme Court says former lead paint companies that were sued by the state are responsible for paying their own legal expenses. The high court on Friday turned down the appeal of several ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey court has upheld the conviction of a Texas man who was arrested in 2009 with 21 guns in his car. Dustin Reininger told police he was moving from Maine to Texas after he was found sleeping behind a Wachovia Bank in Readington, Hunterdon County.

Huntley memo names Sampson, Adams, Hassel-Thompson, others Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:19 pm, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Mrs. Huntley met with attorneys for the government and FBI agents regularly over a six-month period. During her interviews with the government, she advised them ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Federal budget cuts have caused delays in at least one terror-related court case in New York and prompted a federal judge in Nebraska to say he is "seriously contemplating" dismissing some criminal cases.

A Duchesne County man accused of shooting at a man driving past his property, and later at sheriff's deputies, has been found competent to stand trial.

A Philadelphia doctor avoided the possibility of the death penalty for murdering babies during late-term abortions by agreeing not to appeal his convictions, and he was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, the city prosecutor said.

It'll be quite the reunion for the Bryant family in federal court in Camden on June 17. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is expected to fly in from the coast, and his parents are prepared to jet across continents from Thailand, where his father, Joseph "Jellybean" Bryant, coach of a basketball team, is in the middle of playoffs.

Author(s):  For The Madera Tribune FRESNO — A Madera woman found guilty of recruiting people to receive driver’s licenses that they had not passed written and behind-the-wheel tests for has been sentenced to four years in prison. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Rosemary Fierros, 47, of Madera, last week, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. A federal jury found her ...