criminal law

Since 1971, America has spent over a trillion dollars enforcing its drug policies.

Prosecutors allege executives at Theranos destroyed a database which contained three years worth of accuracy and failure rates.

Morton Katz is a 100-year-old World War II veteran who now serves as a public defender in Hartford.

A whistleblower on Aug. 12 filed a complaint with the inspector general of the intelligence community, who found the information credible and determined that under the law it should be forwarded to the congressional intelligence committees. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets, the complaint alleges that President Donald Trump during a July phone call...

Political novice Tiffany Caban, a public defender, held a lead of around 1,100 votes over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the establishment favorite

Political novice Tiffany Caban, a public defender, held a lead of around 1,100 votes over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the establishment favorite

Purdue Pharma’s former CEO, Richard Sackler, had a very low opinion of those addicted to drugs manufactured and distributed by his own company.

Women’s rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional. They called his decision a serious blow to girls’ rights. Legal experts said the judge made clear that U.S. states have authority to ban the practice, though only about half do. Here is a...

In a recent tweet, President Donald Trump said the Trump Tower meeting between his son, other campaign officials and a Russian attorney connected to the Kremlin, which Trump acknowledged was “to get information on an opponent,” was “totally legal and done all the time in politics.”

U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address child-on-child sexual assaults on bases, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously acknowledged. Members of Congress expressed alarm and demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that reports of sexual violence among kids on U.S. military bases and at Pentagon-run schools are getting...

Latin America’s largest nation prepared for what would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: the arrest of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a once wildly popular leader whose administrations were credited with bringing millions out of poverty in one of the world’s most unequal countries. Federal judge Sergio Moro, seen by many in Brazil as a...

Brazil’s top court voted narrowly in the early hours Thursday to turn down an attempt by former President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, a decision that will have widespread implications in this polarized nation. After nearly 11 hours of often heated debate, the justices of the Supreme Federal Tribunal voted...

Last month, the I-Team shadowed the Chemistry Cowboy — who does not want to share his real name because of the controversial nature of his business — as he approached partygoers at an underground masquerade in Westchester County. He tested 11 different batches of drugs – from ecstasy, to cocaine, to amphetamines. More than half of the drugs turned out...

The high-profile case of a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of raping women while on duty focused the public’s attention on the problem of sexual misconduct on the force, but his appeal raising questions about DNA evidence is playing out in secret. Daniel Holtzclaw, now 30, was sentenced to 263 years in prison for preying on black women he...

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman walked into federal court in Brooklyn Monday and immediately waved to his wife and twin daughters, who were sitting in the second row, then sat as a judge refused to guarantee the government wouldn’t at some point seize any fees private lawyers would receive for legal services.

A Las Vegas federal judge set bail of $30,000 on Friday for a celebrated young British cybersecurity researcher accused by U.S. prosecutors of creating and distributing malicious software designed to steal banking passwords....
The attorney for Marcus Hutchins, who has broad support in the information-security community, said the 23-year-old hacker would contest the charges. She said he would not be released...

German lawmakers approved a bill on Friday aimed at cracking down on hate speech on social networks, which critics say could have drastic consequences for free speech online.
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have become a battleground for angry debates about Germany’s recent influx of immigrants.

German lawmakers are poised to pass a bill designed to enforce the country’s existing limits on free speech — including the long-standing ban on Holocaust denial — in social networks. Critics including tech giants and human rights campaigners say the legislation could have drastic consequences for free speech online. The proposed measure would fine social networking sites up to 50...

Amid ongoing investigations by the FBI and House and Senate intelligence committees, what exactly does the appointment of a special counsel mean? Here are answers to some questions that readers may have.