In a famous Supreme Court one-liner, reminding the legal community of the finality of the court’s rulings, the late Justice ...

Two police officers involved in a shootout with a suspect in 2024 can have their names protected from public view to prevent ...

The convicted hitman in a murder-for-hire plot that left a Collinsville woman dead has been sentenced to life in prison.

The U.S. Supreme Court's influence is based on its credibility. If justices are motivated by their own politics, the court ...

A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.

I never thought I’d see the day when I enjoyed taking an exam. Assistant Professor of Politics John Petrakis’s spring Civil Rights class proved me wrong.   On the exam, Petrakis provides a scenario ...

America was still mourning the death of George Washington as the new century dawned in 1800. Washington died in December 1799 ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama’s Supreme Court is refusing to hear a Madison County killer’s latest appeal. The state’s high court let a lower court ruling in David Tolbert’s murder case stand.

MADISON, Wis. (Gray) - A Madison teacher and a Rock County man are facing charges under Wisconsin’s new child grooming law, weeks after Gov. Tony Evers signed Act 88 into law making grooming a felony ...

One of the men accused of raping LSU sophomore Madison Brooks is seeking reinstatement of the judge who was removed from the case because of texts suggesting a friendship with the defendant’s family.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A murder case against a man charged in a birthday party shooting three years ago could be dismissed after evidence disappeared from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal has agreed that a Baton Rouge district judge should not preside over a high-profile rape case. A ruling issued from the 1st Circuit ...