It’s an undeniable maxim of American criminal justice: the government almost always wins. When campaign season rolls around, district attorneys invariably point to conviction rates north of 90 percent ...

Take a stroll through Nashville’s Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and you’ll likely spend most of the time with your head angled up. At the entrance, a mosaic cast across the dome ceiling re-creates ...

Upon entering the Supreme Court, justices and litigants read, “Equal Justice Under Law.” These four words, chiseled above the main entrance to the building, could not be more incorrect. America’s ...

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The power of the class action lies in its ability to provide redress to individuals who would otherwise lack access to justice. When these mechanisms function properly, they provide significant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person behind bars A person behind bars. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Thursday that the Department of Justice had ...