Criminal Justice
December 12, 2007 -
The Supreme Court's 7-0 decision yesterday to reduce extraordinarily harsh sentences for crimes related to crack cocaine is drawing widespread applause from advocates who have long noted the lack of fairness in drug sentencing.
November 30, 2007 -
Why did Mississippi's Trent Lott decide to bid adieu to U.S. Senate before year's end?
November 29, 2007 -
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the Mississippi attorney who became rich and famous by taking on the asbestos and tobacco industries, has been indicted on federal charges of bribing a judge in a lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, the Clarion-Ledger reports.
October 31, 2007 -
District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans has resigned.
October 18, 2007 -
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week to discuss the controversial case of the Jena Six, in which trumped up charges were brought against six black teens following a series of racially
October 3, 2007 -
by Xochitl Bervera
September 24, 2007 -
The National Lawyers Guild -- the nation's first racially integrated bar association -- today called for the immediate release of Mychal Bell, one of the six black Louisiana high school students who have come to be known as the "Jena 6." The Guild also called fo
