A conservative political action committee is behind a mailer, described by one good-government advocate as “incredibly dishonest,” that urges voters to reject new terms for three state Supreme Court ...

Christa Pike received the death sentence when she was 18 for torturing and murdering Colleen Slemmer, also aged 18, in 1995.

One month into a three-month process, statehouse Republicans hold all the cards in drawing new congressional district maps ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general supporting a national push to restore the death penalty for child rapists.

The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should veto provisions in a new bill that would give civil police an economic incentive to kill suspects and would weaken forensic analysis, Human ...

This article marks the beginning of Tryst with the Constitution, a dedicated fortnightly column that engages with the ...

A quick look at all the current affairs topics making headlines on October 2, 2025 and the possible questions for the exam.

Criminal Court 'B' at the Temple of Justice on Wednesday sentenced an unlicensed practitioner to life in prison for the death of a patient following an unauthorized surgery at his clinic in the Jacob ...

Emergency services were called to a home at Mount Tamborine, west of Queensland's Gold Coast, after midday on June 29, 2023.

Attorney Roger Appell, who is not affiliated with the city, said ordinances like this require careful attention to detail in order to withstand legal scrutiny.

A man accused of murdering a father-of-two a few years after serving as his groomsman has a record of breaching bail.