Sir William Blackstone famously said that it is "better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer." The ...

Former federal prosecutor William Shipley, who represented several January 6 defendants, writes that "bench trials," in which ...

Bench trials are common in both civil and criminal cases, especially in situations where legal issues are complex or where there is a desire to expedite the proceedings. For example, divorce and ...

If someone is accused of a serious crime but deported before standing trial, can we really say that justice has been done? If ...

A Travis County judge is recommending a new trial in the case of a man convicted of burglary of habitation in 2013. Terrance ...

There have been plenty of out-of-the-ordinary moments at the ongoing trial of rapper A$AP Rocky. Superstar singer Rihanna's first visit to the courtroom caused a major stir.

Few issues in criminal law are less understood than how the mental health of a defendant applies to a case. This subject is largely divided into two issues in Michigan: ...

Munoz, who is facing rape charges, could be deported before his criminal trial begins, unless federal immigration officials ...

In my 21 years as a federal prosecutor, with dozens of criminal trials involving a myriad of ... in the 2020 presidential election…. No 'process of national reconciliation' can begin when ...