Erik and Lyle, the wealthy brothers at the center of the story, are still in prison for having murdered their parents Jose ...

The US Supreme Court broadly read a federal law meant to reduce harsh criminal sentences. The justices, in a 5-4 ruling by Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, sided in the First Step Act case with both ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that the sentencing reductions under the First Step Act of 2018 apply to people whose pre-Act sentences are vacated and who are subject to resentencing after ...

A man convicted to life in prison was able to walk out of prison a free man. The family of the victims learned of the man's release through a text message from the Department of Corrections.

Dena Hernandez was 13 years into a 28-year sentence for carjacking when she received a letter about the possibility of resentencing. Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times ...

A suburban Detroit school district has been sued by a student of Palestinian descent refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Second Circuit in United States v. Sterkaj reaffirmed that courts cannot increase a defendant’s sentence solely because they refuse to cooperate with the government. The court vacated ...