Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 20:39
R. Neal
The Kentucky case that has executions on hold around the South and the rest of the nation is being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 12/15/2007 - 01:22
Sue Sturgis
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next Wednesday on the disturbing case of Jamie Leigh Jones, the young Houston woman who alleges she was raped by several of her KBR coworkers in Iraq in July 2005 and then locked inside a shipping container by her employer,
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 02:15
Chris Kromm
The Supreme Court's 7-0 decision yesterday to reduce extraordinarily harsh sentences for crimes related to crack cocaine is drawing widespread applause from advocates who have long noted the lack of fairness in drug sentencing.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 20:38
Chris Kromm
Why did Mississippi's Trent Lott decide to bid adieu to U.S. Senate before year's end?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 23:48
Sue Sturgis
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the Mississippi attorney who became rich and famous by taking on the asbestos and tobacco industries, has been indicted on federal charges of bribing a judge in a lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, the Clarion-Ledger reports.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 19:48
Sue Sturgis
District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans has resigned.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 00:43
Sue Sturgis
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week to discuss the controversial case of the Jena Six, in which trumped up charges were brought against six black teens following a series of racially
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/04/2007 - 01:04
Sue Sturgis
by Xochitl Bervera
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 04:52
Sue Sturgis
Mychal Bell was released from prison today on $45,000 bail after the district attorney said he would no longer seek an adult trial for the youth, who was 16 years old when he was charged as an adult with attempted second-degree murder in the beating of a fellow high school student following escalating racial tensions in the town of Jena, La.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 04:52
Sue Sturgis
Mychal Bell was released from prison today on $45,000 bail after the district attorney said he would no longer seek an adult trial for the youth, who was 16 years old when he was charged as an adult with attempted second-degree murder in the beating of a fellow high school student following escalating racial tensions in the town of Jena, La.