A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl under the Orange Street Bridge was sentenced Tuesday to five years in the Department of Corrections.

San Francisco • A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

SANTA CRUZ -- Despite crime rates that are among the highest in the state, Santa Cruz County's wheels of justice are turning out many inmates.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who was recently released after serving a prison term for possessing child pornography pleaded guilty in federal court today to downloading additional child pornography onto his cell phone.

A Ridgeland teenager has been arrested at the Rankin County prison for allegedly having marijuana while attempting to visit his sister.

The public safety exception, which was applied recently in the Boston bombing case, was carved out by the former chief judge of New York’s highest court in a rape case in Queens.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that agents have arrested a 37-year-old man after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week. Matthew Ryan Buquet was expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Spokane after agents arrested him Wednesday afternoon.

Sentencing for former Box Elder County deputy postponed by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 8, 2013 11:55AM MDT Brigham City • Sentencing has been postponed for a former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting women during a series of traffic stops. Scott Womack, 37, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in 1st District Court, where he has pleaded no ...

The following is a series of questions posed by Ronald Collins on the occasion of the publication of Alexander Wohl’s Father, Son, and Constitution: How Justice Tom Clark and Attorney General Ramsey Clark Shaped American Democracy (University Press of Kansas, April 2013). Welcome, Alex. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this Question [...]

DENVER — Prosecutors say Nathan Dunlap harbors evil in his heart and deserves to be executed for ambushing and killing four people in a Colorado pizzeria 19 years ago.

When the legislature failed to extend the life of the Judicial Nominating Commission, it effectively ended merit-based selection of judges in Tennessee. It also left open the question of whether there is any mechanism to replace a Tennessee judge who steps down, retires or dies.

The Dow Jones industrial average held above 15,000 a day after it closed above the landmark level for the first time.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a bond-refinancing package that will save the county more than $50,000 by the time the bonds are paid out in 2016.

By J. Steven Beckett I read with interest Mary's Schenk's article about mental health court . I was embarrassed to read that a court in our county would attempt to create another reason to put people in jail. read more

On the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brady v. Maryland , in which the justices ruled that prosecutors are obligated to provide defendants with exculpatory evidence "material either to guilt or to punishment," the Texas House tentatively approved two bills meant to prevent wrongful convictions.

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi inmate is facing execution on Tuesday despite an admission last week by federal authorities that statements made during his 1994 murder trial about a hair sample pushed the limits of science and were 'invalid'.        

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than US$450 million (NZ$540m) for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

An appeals court rejected a legal challenge to Measure A, Santa Clara County's sales tax boost approved by voters in November.

Local Republicans in Congress condemned President Barack Obama's renewed commitment to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, freshening their own arguments against transferring detainees and putting Americans in harm's way.

From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the framework and legal rationale for his administration's counterterrorism policy in a widely anticipated speech on Thursday.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A drifter previously convicted of killing and beheading hikers in Florida and Georgia was sentenced Thursday to four additional life sentences in federal prison for kidnapping and murdering a North Carolina couple in a national forest.

DENVER—A Northglenn man was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sending methamphetamine from Colorado to Fairbanks, Alaska.

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On Friday, a federal judge granted an injunction against a law that would have banned most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The judge said the law was likely unconstitutional.

Clyde Rilliet, owner of Affordable Transmissions, checks the transmission fluid on a vehicle Thursday at the Dalton Gardens shop. Pioneer Human Services has proposed a halfway house for federal prisoners at a local next to Rilliet's business, and he disapproves of the proposal.

Victor A. Rotolo, of The Rotolo Law Firm, based in Lebanon, NJ, has again been listed on the New Jersey Super Lawyers List, with the 2013 announcement marking eight years of uninterrupted succession to this distinguished achievement.Lebanon, NJ (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Rotolo’s eighth year of inclusion on the Super Lawyers List (2006 to 2013) is testament to his continued and unparalleled work in ...

LITTLE ROCK — About 26,000 Arkansas children have an incarcerated parent, according to Dee Ann Newell, executive director of Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind. The group held its 19th annual Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis event Friday at the state Capitol to raise awareness about the issue of mothers and children separated by incarceration. Eighty percent of incarcerated men ...

Governor Jay Inslee is appointing Salvador Mendoza, Jr. to serve as Superior Court judge for Benton and Franklin counties.

DC Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Shlomo Widder, warns against the use of the increasingly popular “Gummy Bear” Implants which are now in an FDA approval trial period. Dr. Widder encourages the use of softer silicone and saline implants for a natural look and feel. (PRWeb May 01, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10678878.htm

Sunlight shot into the A.B. Shaw firehouse Wednesday, glinting off a handgun presented as evidence in the robbery trial of 23-year-old Jeremy Bost, of Ghent.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- St. Louis Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of reckless driving and refusing a breath test and received a 90-day suspended jail sentence.

Patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa stuck with treatments in a clinical trial and made significant improvements with just a slight modification of the standard goals and methods of care. Participants reported improved quality of life, mood and social adjustment.

NEW BOSTON, Texas—Opening arguments and testimony are expected to begin this morning for a 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man he found in the company of an ex-girlfriend.

The most sought-after bankruptcy attorneys in Burbank California Zhou & Chini launch a very useful Wikipedia style web page. The new page explains California bankruptcy exemptions for their clients as well as bankruptcy laws so that they can get a fresh start by clearing all their debts. (PRWeb May 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/bankruptcy-information/Burbank ...

 Kentucky State Police are investigating the fatal  stabbing of a prison inmate at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty   According to the Department of Corrections on Sunday, Eric Chapman left his cell at the prison, walked up to 31-year-old Michael Lynch and stabbed him in the neck several times.  State police said Lynch was flown to the University of Kentucky hospital ...

Inga Gutierrez was sentenced in 12th Judicial District Court Wednesday to 46-and-a-half years in prison for her involvement in the Lower Cottonwood Canyon standoff in 2009.

United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. sentenced Jed Baron, 55, of Las Vegas, recently to five years and three months in prison for wire fraud related to an investment scheme

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who molested two of his girlfriend's children has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after rejecting a plea deal to serve 15 years behind bars. The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/10pSEYT ) reports defense attorney Calvin Jackson says Cox was apparently overcome by guilt when he turned down the sentencing plea deal.

SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says he knew nothing about raids carried out by his Animal Cruelty Task Force in which hundreds of birds were seized and killed.

Ted Turner bison agreement allowed state to transfer Yellowstone bison to billionaire's care for five years in exchange for their most of their calves. Judge upholds agreement, letting Ted Turner keep 150 bison calves.

As Kyle Dube is formally charged with killing Nichole Cable, 15, the judge seals an affidavit with case details.