Students and Professor Petition Supreme CourtA group of law students at the University of Utah are petitioning the US Supreme Court in another development in debate over juvenile offenders.The law students and their professor, Michael Teter, are challenging the...
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Month: November 2015
California man files civil rights case 36 years after wrongful conviction
Michael Ray Hanline holds a record no one wants to break. The 69-year old man has served the longest sentence of any wrongly convicted citizen in California.Finally FreeReleased and exonerated last year, Hanline has filed a lawsuit against Ventura County for...
Supreme Court to Decide if Fraud Defendant Can Have Access to Legally Obtained Assets
The Supreme Court is hearing a case on a defendant's rights to seized assets that may set new precedent on the subject. The case centers on Sila Luis, a Miami woman who was indicted in 2012 for Medicare fraud. The allegations against Luis claim that she and two...
Top Texas Prosecutor Indicted on Felony Security Fraud Charges
Amid allegations of felony-level financial misconduct, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his attorneys are fighting back against the courts.Alleged Securities FraudPaxton was indicted on felony security fraud charges this summer and was indicted by a grand jury in...