The U.S. government failed to pay defense lawyers for months, leading Sacramento federal judges to dismiss or delay cases.

THE RISKS. SOME PRIVATE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE REFUSING TO TAKE FEDERAL CASES OVER A LACK OF FUNDING. THEY ARE USED WHEN FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A federal judge will now decide if a man suspected of being a serial rapist will have his case dismissed. A jury found Timothy Bachicha guilty of federal kidnapping charges in ...

GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. DOZENS OF PRIVATE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY’RE REFUSING NEW CASES AFTER NOT BEING PAID SINCE JULY. IN A ...

In April of this year, ICE agents showed up to Milwaukee’s county courthouse to arrest a man. He was at the court for a hearing in front of Judge Hannah Dugan. Dugan was later accused of helping the ...

Judge Zia Faruqui, a former federal prosecutor, said leaders of U.S. Atty. Jeanine Pirro’s office have tarnished its reputation with how they are handling the deluge of cases. He said Pirro’s office ...

Two of the five former Memphis Police Department officers initially charged with Nichols' death have cases still pending in state court.

DETROIT, MI - Three of four incidents involving Chinese nationals at the University of Michigan charged with federal felonies have either stalled or finished their time in court. Politicians and ...

The data involve cases brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, plus lawsuits over medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and premises liability. The uptick contrasts with LexMachina’s 2023 ...

With fatal overdoses rising, federal conspiracy and distribution cases filed this year provide a window into the drugs and defendants involved in illegal trafficking in the community. Jail mugshots of ...

At least seven criminal cases were plunged into a state of chaos last week when prosecutors filed notice of a federal court order requiring them to destroy or return all materials produced by the ...