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FactFinder 12 was first alerted by a viewer, asking if the county’s public defender’s office is shut down, is it a possible Sixth Amendment violation?

Maurice Jimmerson has spent 10 years in jail awaiting trial for a 2013 murder charge. His new lawyer says that his case should be dismissed.

Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that current justices have questioned some aspect of.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. This week the court will be considering 150 certiorari petitions and applications at its conference Thursday. It will be considering o

The Nevada Appeal, the Silver States oldest continuously run newspaper, first published on May 16, 1865.

At least one of 35 defendants named in a sweeping drug conspiracy indictment has objected to a continuance of the trial, and is demanding, through his attorney, to go to trial as scheduled on July 24 in federal court before U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr.

A Georgia man waiting more than a decade behind bars for his day in court is one step closer to moving his case forward after an Atlanta News First investigation.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Last week’s relist-palooza turned into a grant-palooza as the Supreme Court granted review of 11 relisted petitions, apparently fillin

A lack of rooms and poor communication software has created a "perfect storm" that makes it hard for defendants to receive legal counsel.