How Juries Are Selected
The process of selecting 12 individuals to serve as a jury of the defendant’s peers is a hallowed part of our justice…
Tips For Jury Duty
Being summoned to serve on a jury is every American’s opportunity to participate in the judicial process and perform a…
Nation On Edge As Court Votes Whether To Legalize Gay Marriage Now Or In A Few Years
WASHINGTON—Anxiously anticipating the Supreme Court’s decision on the issue, the nation was reportedly on edge…
Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancée: ‘I Have No Idea What Incriminating Evidence Was In The Box I Threw Out’
FALL RIVER, MA—While testifying during the murder trial of fiancé and former New England Patriots tight end Aaron…
Everyone On Defense Team An Equally Matched Romantic Interest For Member Of Prosecution
BOSTON—Noting the sexual tension between several pairs of opposing attorneys as they argued a criminal case this week,…
How Grand Juries Reach A Decision
The recent non-indictments of police officers Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo have shed light on the secret process…
Overworked Prosecutor Thinking Of Taking Police Brutality Case As A Little Vacation
CLEVELAND—Reasoning that he has earned some much-needed rest and relaxation, overworked Cuyahoga County prosecutor…
Justice Breyer Unable To Look At Anything Without Deliberating Constitutionality Of It
WASHINGTON—U.S. Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer told reporters this week that he cannot stop himself from…
Court Overturns Oklahoma Sharia Law Ban
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was discriminatory for Oklahoma to single out Sharia in its ban of religious…
Justice Scalia Endorses New Easton Gaveling Gloves
WASHINGTON—Saying their gel-filled kangaroo-leather palms give him "the control and comfort I need for the perfect…
Justice Thomas Marks 5 Years Of Court Silence
Next week will mark the fifth anniversary of the last time Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke aloud while…
Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult
The court ruled a white teen who stabbed a classmate to death will face the jury as a 300-pound black man.
Supreme Court Mistakenly Used Belgium's Constitution For Last 3 Rulings
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would have to review two weeks' worth of procedure after…
Supreme Court Understudy Fills In For Scalia
WASHINGTON—After waiting in the wings of the U.S. Supreme Court for three long years, understudy Albert Dorchester, 28,…
Kagan Confirmed To Supreme Court
With her confirmation by the U.S. Senate Thursday, former Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan becomes the fourth woman…
Supreme Court Allows Corporations To Run For Political Office
WASHINGTON—In a landmark decision that overturned decades of legal precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday…
Justice Stevens Renews Vows To Supreme Court In Emotional Reconfirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON—In a stirring display of his commitment to the institution he pledged his life to 34 years ago, Associate…
Sotomayor To Add Ballistics Expertise To Already Deadly Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—In addition to her extensive command of corporate law, intellectual property cases, and arbitration, Supreme…