‘Defendant’s vision of discipline’: Registered nurse would ‘beat, torture, and starve’ adopted daughters as punishment, killing 7-year-old

Gina Emmanuel appearing in court during her April 2025 murder trial in…

‘Cannot simply act as a rubber stamp’: Judge challenges DOJ’s ‘seemingly inconsistent’ effort to toss Jan. 6 defendant’s gun case over Trump pardon

Left inset: An alleged selfie of Elias Costianes at the U.S. Capitol…

‘Entitled to reimbursement’: Trump DOJ says Jan. 6 defendants deserve to get restitution refunds after having cases ‘invalidated’

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.…

‘Defendants are simply idiots’: 3-year-old killed in ‘outrageous’ group shooting orchestrated by woman who was mad at her neighbor

Insets, clockwise from top right: Jayden Sorensen, Devonte Parker, Juan Davis, Katherine…

How Judge Nichols Talked 2 Defendants Off Ledge of Risking Life in Prison at Trial and Accepting Plea Deals Instead

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols two weeks ago, reading the verdict form from…

‘Openly glorified insurrection’: Judges slap down requests from Jan. 6 defendants to attend Trump inauguration, saying it would ‘not be appropriate’ or safe

Left: Russell Taylor at the Capitol on Jan. 6 (Department of Justice).…

Federal judge who agreed to scrap Trump’s election fraud case allows Jan. 6 rioter to attend inauguration as other defendants wait for green light

Left: Jan. 6 defendant Eric Peterson inside the U.S. Capitol (Department of…

‘Honor the agreements it makes with defendants’: Illinois Supreme Court invokes Bill Cosby in overturning Jussie Smollett’s conviction for allegedly faking hate crime

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‘Beyond frustrating’: Trump-appointed judge blasts talk of ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants

Left: President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for a meeting with…