December 13, 2022 5 apply for upcoming vacancy in Tennessee Supreme Court Five people have applied for the upcoming vacancy in the Tennessee Supreme Court. The Tennessee Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments interview applicants Jan. 4.
December 13, 2022 Tennessee judge puts death row inmate's mistreatment lawsuit on hold A Tennessee judge put a death row inmate's lawsuit of mistreatment by prison officials on hold. The stay of 90 days is to allow the inmate to exhaust his administrative appeals.
November 29, 2022 Federal appeals court upholds extortion, fraud convictions for former MA mayor who was elected at 23 Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia's extortion and fraud convictions have been upheld by a federal appeals court. Correia was elected at the age of 23.
November 29, 2022 Utah's AG to challenge decision to overturn a 1985 death row conviction Utah's attorney general will file an appeal in the decision to overturn Douglas Carter's death row conviction. UT Supreme Court reversed his conviction and ordered a new trial in 2019.
November 17, 2022 Federal court rejects appeal by officers in Kansas wrongful conviction case Floyd Bledsoe was wrongfully convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl and spent 16 years in prison. The court denied the officer's request for an appeal and the case will go to trail.
November 16, 2022 Arkansas ban on trans surgery for minors will remain on hold according to federal appeals court A federal appeals court that blocked an Arkansas ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors will not reconsider its ruling to temporarily block the ban.
November 15, 2022 Oklahoma court denies death row inmate's request for new hearing An Oklahoma court denied death row inmate Richard Glossip's request for a new evidentiary hearing although his lawyers said it would prove his innocence in murdering his former boss.
November 3, 2022 Beauty pageant can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants, court rules The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday in favor of a beauty pageant that did not want to include transgender contestants.
November 3, 2022 Trump lawyers regarded Supreme Court Justice Thomas as key to overturning 2020 election results Trump's lawyers who looked to overturn the 2020 election results viewed an appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as the "key" to their chances of success.
November 2, 2022 Lawyers for AZ death row inmate file new appeal as execution date nears Lawyers for Arizona death row inmate Murray Hooper filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday, saying "newly discovered material facts" have been presented in the case.