New information has come to light about Ohio serial killing suspect Anthony Sowell.
A woman who claimed she was attacked and raped by Sowell in his house last year says the police did not take her seriously.
Army cook and single mom Spc. Alexis Hutchinson had to choose between serving her country or the responsibility of being a new mom.
That tough decision now has left Hutchinson, 21, of Oakland, CA possibly facing criminal charges for refusing Afghanistan deployment.
Who gets a civilian versus a military trial and why?
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other alleged plotters of the 911 attack will be tried as terrorists and criminals in a federal court, the US Attorney General announced today.
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who along with four other detainees is accused of planning the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen, will go before a military commission.
In addition to wondering what evidence in any of these cases will have to be tossed out due to having been obtained through "enhanced interrogation tactics" that violated international torture laws, many are wondering why some alleged terrorists will be tried in federal court, while others will get a military tribunal.
The couple behind last month's balloon boy hoax will plead guilty Friday to some charges in order to keep the family together, their lawyer said.
According to the Associated Press, Richard Heene will plead guilty in the alleged hoax to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony charge and his wife Mayumi will plead guilty to false reporting, a misdemeanor.
Going once... Going twice... Sold to the highest bidder!
The U.S. Marshals Service is selling jewelry and other items from the disgraced financier Bernard Madoff.
The auction Saturday in New York City is a part of the continuing effort to raise money for the victims of Madoff's Ponzi-scheme.
California's DUI laws that allow repeat offenders to get licenses has raised brows for some legislators.
Under state law, drunken drivers have to hurt or kill someone before they permanently have their license revoked.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the accused Fort Hood gunman who last week opened fire in a processing center on the base, killing 13, now will likely face a long and complicated legal proceeding.
As he lay injured and under heavy guard at Fort Sam Houston, Hasan could become the first serviceman executed through military death penalty in almost 50 years.
California's new law designed to bring much-needed transparency into the process of disclosing information about child deaths falls short of legislators' intent.
The L.A. Times describes how the law known as Senate Bill 39, aimed at allowing public scrutiny of fatal child abuse and child neglect is unevenly enforced and leaves many unaccounted for.
Jaycee Dugard was allegedly abducted, sexually abused and held captive for 18 years in a concealed compound at the back of residence of convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido.
Now, a new report released by a governmental watchdog agency blasts parole officials who missed repeated opportunities to discover Dugard and Garrido's other victims.
Instead of mentally ill people awaiting trial behind bars or on the streets, Miami-Dade courts are taking a different approach.
The courts have rolled out a new pilot program for mentally ill people which allows prosecutors to drop felony charges if defendants finish one year of treatment.
The program is featured in the Miami Herald, which explains how it works.
