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The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for the federal government to deport legal immigrants who are convicted of certain crimes, with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joining the majority in the 6-3 decision.

Mens rea, in Anglo-American law, criminal intent or evil mind. In general, the definition of a criminal offense involves not only an act or omission and its consequences but also the accompanying mental state of the actor. All criminal systems require an element of criminal intent for most crimes. Only Anglo-American systems, however, employ the term mens rea. Countries such as France and Japan simply specify that there must be a criminal intent unless a specific statute directs otherwise. Desp...

Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.

Defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.

Today's oral argument in Counterman v. Colorado--the "true threats" case--highlights the importance of protecting stalking victims from objectively threatening communications.

Replacing lawns with native plants and grasses saves water and improves biodiversity, but some cities make the practice illegal.

In 1948, Justice William O. Douglas wrote in a majority opinion that the deportation of noncitizens was “a drastic measure and at times the equivalent of banishment or exile.” On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. Garland and Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, involving whethe

Op-ed: In a climate crisis, city ordinances should encourage us to promote biodiversity in our yards, rather than criminalizing it. Some cities are showing the way forward.

Judge Daniel Procaccini wants the legislature to give judges latitude to reduce sentences for those who show sincere remorse and rehabilitation.

Judge Daniel Procaccini wants the legislature to give judges latitude to reduce sentences for those who show sincere remorse and rehabilitation.