The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on whether it will formally strike down a controversial overhaul of D.C’s criminal code. The measure was passed last year by the D.C. Council, which ...

Trump’s sentencing in New York was originally slated for July, but the judge pushed it back to Sept. 18 after the Supreme Court carved out at least presumptive criminal immunity for former ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Wednesday, stating her veto of a bill would overhaul the District's criminal code.

The seven-person sentencing commission, brought back into action last year with President Joe Biden’s appointments, found common ground on new judicial guidelines addressing fentanyl-laced ...

Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman has now been assigned the criminal case ahead of sentencing. Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, Jr. were all set to be ...

Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman has now been assigned the criminal case ahead of sentencing. Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, Jr. were all set to be ...

It comprehensively updates most of D.C.’s criminal code for the first time in more than 120 years, mostly modernizing language and restructuring sentencing to align with codes across the country.

Criminal Justice. The Supreme Court Again Strengthens the Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Sentencing Paul Erlinger was sentenced to 15 years in prison based largely on a determination made by a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — In a unanimous decision, the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted to move the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) to the full council with a number ...

Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman has now been assigned the criminal case ahead of sentencing. Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, Jr. were all set to be ...