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The Supreme Court profoundly misunderstood and misapplied free speech protections in its recent decision on Counterman v. Colorado, and it has made life more unsafe for victims of stalking everywhere.

Maine defendants face long wait times for lawyers in overburdened indigent defense system.

A trial court didn’t err or violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights in an attempted murder case when it denied his objection to a jury instruction and his request to cross-examine two people that allegedly used a racial slur in reference to him.

Like Melville’s Bartleby, the attorneys reserve the right to ‘prefer not to.’

The amendment would change one of the last ways the military justice system differs from civilian courts after a series of reforms Congress mandated in recent years.

The amendment would change one of the last ways the military justice system differs from civilian courts after a series of reforms Congress mandated in recent years.

The state’s public defense agency reported Thursday and Friday that defendants in more than 100 cases were waiting to be assigned lawyers.

Aaron von Ehlinger, the former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern, has filed his official appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court asking the judges to vacate his

The order offers the first statewide system for managing cases since the state Supreme Court ruled more than a decade ago that the previous system was unconstitutional. Solicitors and public

Judge says the former finance minister could flee to Mozambique’s UN mission if released.