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Pras Michel Reports to Federal Prison to Begin 14-Year Sentence

His team is preparing an appeal focused on foreign-agent charges.

Second Circuit Rejects En Banc Rehearing in Trump–Carroll $83.3 Million Defamation Case

California Judge Rejects Scott Peterson Bid to Present New Evidence

Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Sends USB to DOJ to Challenge 20-Year Conviction

Collin County Judge Tightens Media and Security Rules for Karmelo Anthony Trial

Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sukesh Chandrashekhar in 2017 PMLA Case

Judge Approves $1 Million Bond for Karl Jordan Jr. in Jam Master Jay Case

Colorado Appeals Court Overturns Letecia Stauch Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial

Peru Courts Reset Vizcarra Detention Review and Greenlight Cerrón Habeas

French Lawyers Stage Nationwide Strikes Over Plan to Extend Plea Deals to Crimes

Brazil’s Supreme Court Closes ‘Caso Evandro,’ Making Exonerations Final

Lucas Larivée Appeals 30-Year Conviction in Killing of Justine Vayrac

Appeals Court Orders Aburto Amparo Redone, Reopening Path to Torture Inquiry

Fargo Police Abandon Facial Recognition After Woman Wrongly Jailed for Five Months

Supreme Court Threatens Contempt Over Gujarat’s Delay on Premature Release Decision

Massachusetts High Court Vacates 2018 Brockton Murder Conviction and Orders New Trial

Police Watchdog Opens Probe Into Merseyside Case That Wrongfully Jailed Peter Sullivan

Defense Walks Out as DZ Mafia Murder Trial Pushes On in Aix

Bombay High Court Quashes Death Sentence in 2017 Child Rape-Murder Case and Orders Retrial

Supreme Court Rejects Rodney Reed Appeal Seeking DNA Testing