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Ninth Circuit Rules Sigal Chattah Illegally Appointed as Nevada U.S. Attorney

Judges said the Justice Department violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, stripping Chattah of authority over three criminal prosecutions.

Federal Judge Tosses Murdaugh Suit Seeking $600,000 From Ex‑Court Clerk

DeGuerin Reaches Deal to Amend Gag Order, Avoids Contempt Hearing

Punjab Lawyers Keep Courts Closed as High Court Issues Seven-Point LADC Directions

Louisiana Court Vacates Bite‑Mark Murder Conviction and Releases Man on Bond

Florida Set to Carry Out Two Executions on Same Day as Last‑Minute Legal Challenges Continue

Special Prosecutor Drops All 16 Felony Counts Against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill

Two Philly Prosecutors Say Krasner Told Them to ‘Protect the Office’ in Murder Appeal

Court Disqualifies Prime Minister’s Brother for Nine Years Over Tailored Appointments

Judge Finds Prosecutor in Contempt in Charlie Kirk Murder Case

Judge Refers Senior KC to Presiding Judge Over Possible Contempt

Karnataka High Court Dismisses SI's Plea and Fines Her Rs 1 Lakh for Suppressing Order

Judge Orders Ex-Trooper Michael Proctor to Testify as Deposition Is Rescheduled

Former State Trooper Seeks to Postpone Deposition After Release of Investigators’ Texts

Police Agency Finds 239 Improper DNA Tests at Saga Forensic Lab

Chicago U.S. Attorney Defends Contact With 'Broadview Six' Grand Jury

Cristiano Zanin Accepts PGR Charges in Alleged STJ Sentence‑Selling Scheme

South Carolina Court Vacates Murdaugh Murder Verdicts and Orders New Trial

Judge Weighs Closing Parts of Tyler Robinson Hearing and Sealing Exhibits

Federal Judge Charges Ex‑Prosecutor Viviana Fein With Aggravated Cover‑Up in Nisman Case