"Not guilty means not guilty," Judge Reeves said as he unveiled the amendment aimed at curtailing acquitted-conduct sentencing. Time will tell if the government makes good on that promise. The post ...

Colorado lawmakers could be days away from sending Governor Jared Polis a bill that would prevent municipal courts from handing down harsher sentences than the state when it comes to low-level crimes.

The far-right leader was sentenced, at the end of March, to a five-year ban on running for office. She has appealed. Two ...

Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office, in a 22-page court document filed Tuesday, disputed that the law improperly ...

After a multi-year legal fight, Nebraska's Supreme Court ruled Friday that a 2023 criminal justice reform law challenged by ...

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory life prison sentences for 19- and 20-year-olds are unconstitutional.

Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican ...

"The legislature may address those partial vetoes during the 2025–27 biennial budget process, or in a subsequent biennial ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and ...

The administration’s actions in two cases over migrants sent to El Salvador has worried critics about Trump defying the rule ...

The SAVE Act presents a constitutional dilemma. By requiring individuals to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, the SAVE Act is implicitly saying that someone ...

Florida argued this week it should be able to move forward with a new law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants ...