The Scott County Attorney who prosecuted Julie Myhre-Schnell was outraged by the sentence, saying he wanted a far longer term ...

The state Supreme Court heard arguments on the prosecutor's appeal of suppressed evidence in the Paul Caneiro murder case.

CHICAGO — WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week. This week’s topics include Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol chief, being ...

Paul Flores’ conviction and 25-year-to-life sentence for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart will stand, the California Court of Appeal ruled Friday. Flores was convicted of Smart’s ...

NOW AT THE ARGUMENTS. MONTGOMERY’S APPEAL HINGES ON THREE DIFFERENT ARGUMENTS. THE FIRST IS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRIED SEPARATELY ON ASSAULT AND THEN MURDER. NEXT, THE COURT SHOULD NOT HAVE ...

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

The Supreme Court is poised to deliver a series of rulings this term that dramatically expand President Donald Trump’s powers. Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues will likely claim that they ...

As the Supreme Court prepares to rehear Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, Democratic voting rights groups are sounding the alarm: in a new report reviewed by Politico, Fair Fight Action and Black ...

The Court granted cert to review whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act is "penal" in character. But the defendant was ordered to pay restitution under a different ...

Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. President Donald Trump set ...

Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient ...

The case involves a man who carried a concealed pistol into a bar, had a drink, and later shot someone. An appellate court ruled the law unconstitutional, citing a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision on ...