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Judge Declares Texas Prison Heat Conditions Unconstitutional, Trial to Determine Remedies

A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons violates constitutional protections but stopped short of mandating immediate air conditioning installation.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Mississippi’s Felon Voting Ban

Bryan Kohberger's Defense Challenges Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case

Federal Court Rejects Alex Murdaugh's Appeal of 40-Year Sentence

Gavin Newsom's Aggressive Homelessness Policy Faces Criticism and Praise

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Methods

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi's Felon Voting Ban

Supreme Court Revisits Public Sleeping Ban in Landmark Homelessness Case

Supreme Court to Decide on Legality of Public Sleeping Bans Amid Homelessness Debate

Mississippi's Felon Voting Rights Ban Under Scrutiny by Federal Appeals Court

Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Homelessness Case

Supreme Court Declines Appeal from Inmate Kept in Solitary Confinement for Three Years

Court Overturns Mississippi's Voting Ban For Former Felons As 'Cruel And Unusual' Punishment

Pharmaceutical Group Sues to Block Medicare's New Drug Price Negotiation Powers