Mueller, a former public defender, eventually took the case and mostly won at trial. A jury acquitted Thompson of the felony ...

District public defenders: Keeping our promises under the 6th Amendment The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular ...

A judge recently ruled state failed to provide low-income defendants with legal representation. Over the past three days, a bench trial was held in an effort to find ways to solve the problem amid a ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs hit another legal roadblock today (February 12) as a federal judge denied his request for an evidentiary hearing regarding a controversial Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sweep at the ...

Under the Sixth Amendment, protections are in place to have legal counsel at all criminal proceedings. For any undocumented immigrants facing deportation, that right to representation extends ...

A criminal accusation in Florida can have a profound and terrifying impact on a person's life. Understanding your legal rights is essential given the uncertainty of what happens next and the possible ...

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has tabled “The Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the National Assembly. The bill encompasses judicial reforms aimed at the provision ...

They filed a federal lawsuit challenging the denials but U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney ruled against them, finding that no First Amendment rights were violated when the courts denied access to the ...