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Facial-Recognition Error Led to Months-Long Jailing of Tennessee Grandmother

The bank-fraud probe remains open with no arrests.

Treasure Hunter Tommy Thompson Released After Judge Rules Jail No Longer Coercive

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Exonerated Austin Mother Carmen Mejia Freed After 23 Years Following ICE Decision

Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence for Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton Two Days Before Execution

Alabama Governor Commutes Sonny Burton’s Death Sentence to Life Without Parole

Republicans File Misconduct Complaint Against New York’s Chief Judge Over Sentencing Remarks

Ex-NYPD Officers Indicted on Civil-Rights Charges in Alleged Queens Brothel Break-In

Detroit Officer Charged After Allegedly Sending Himself Explicit Photos From Woman’s Phone

Judge Denies Matthew Farwell’s Bid to Dismiss Federal Indictment in Sandra Birchmore Case

Boca Raton Mother Cleared of Child-Sex Charges Sues Detective and Sheriff

Alabama Sets March 12 Nitrogen Execution for 75-Year-Old Who Didn’t Fire Fatal Shot

Four Men Sentenced to 6–7 Years for Attempted Armed Break-In at Alexis Pinturault’s Home

Judge Weighs Delay of Phan Brothers’ Retrial as Defense Seeks Bar Records Tied to Trooper’s Fatal Crash

Judge Rules Med Tech Accused in Potomac Philanthropist’s Killing Competent to Stand Trial

Ganesh Shenoy Sentenced to 3⅓ to 10 Years for 2005 Long Island Fatal Crash

O’Keefe Family Withdraws Motion Over Karen Read’s Phones After Attorney’s Apology

Judge Weighs Dismissal of Federal Case Against Ex-Stoughton Detective in Birchmore Death

Judge Sets May 18 Retrial in Bryan Pata Killing Case After Hung Jury

Harvey Weinstein Retrial on Jessica Mann Rape Charge Set for April 14 in New York

John Carey Convicted in 1986 Killing of Salem State Student Claire Gravel