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Judge Delays Sentencing After David Wright Refuses to Leave Jail Cell

Witnesses Sue Karen Read and ‘Turtleboy’ for Defamation in O’Keefe Case

Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Teen for Possessing Gun With Illegal ‘Switch’

Ex-Loveland Officer Dylan Miller Gets 17 Years for On-Duty Sexual Assault of Minor

Taunton Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2023 Falmouth Stabbing

Former BIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Minor and Lying to Investigators

Dorchester Woman Gets 15 to 20 Years for 2023 Boston Common Stabbing After Manslaughter Plea

Former Lido Featherworker Sentenced to 10 Years for Rapes and Sexual Assaults of Minors

Five Defendants Get Five-Year Prison Terms in Dadeville Sweet 16 Shooting Pleas

Clinton Township Man Gets 40–60 Years for Killing Girlfriend in Front of Their Child

Former Missouri City Officer Gets 15 Years for 2024 Crash That Killed 3

Final Defendant in Antioch–Pittsburg Police Abuse Case Sentenced to 50 Months

Ex-Milwaukee Police Officer Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Aiding Gang

DOJ Seeks Dismissal With Prejudice of Case Against Two Ex‑Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Raid

Prosecutors Seek 9.5 Years in 2020 Amsterdam Death as Appeals Court Gives ‘Lucky’ 26 Years, 8 Months

Jay-Z Cites Diddy Precedent in Bid to Unmask Accuser in $20 Million Defamation Suit

Ohsho Slaying Trial: Defendant Refuses Questioning at Kyoto District Court as Family Seeks Tough Punishment

Jury Convicts Mother and Brother-in-Law in Porto Cristo Newborn’s Death as Judge Orders Her Arrest

DOJ Seeks to Dismiss With Prejudice Charges Against Two Ex‑Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Case