Is former FBI Director James Comey’s attempt to get his prosecution thrown out a legal slam-dunk? It may look like that to the public, but it’s not.
- Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis
Delaying a trial by filing various requests and questions to the court might mean that witness memories are not as fresh, among other potential benefits for criminal defendants.
Trump appointed Cannon to the bench, but that alone is not a good enough reason for her to recuse herself from the case.
To convict Alec Baldwin of manslaughter for the on-set deadly shooting of Halyna Hutchins in 2021, prosecution will need to show that the actor was either reckless or criminally negligent.
Grand juries are meeting in Georgia and Washington, D.C., as part of investigations into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. How do they work?
What is a grand jury, who serves on it and what is it used for? A criminal law expert tells you everything you need to know.
Now that the grand jury has decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year old man, there remain many questions about this grand jury and generally…
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