The Supreme Court said Monday that state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court in support of a claim that their post-conviction counsel in state court was ineffective in violation of ...

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The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded ...

ChatGPT may be quick and convenient, but using it for legal questions could backfire in serious ways. Many users aren’t aware that anything they type into the chatbot, even deleted messages, can be ...

The 2023–2024 term of the Court of Appeals has seen a large uptick in the number of appeals decided by the court as compared to previous terms. This is especially true as to decisions deciding ...

A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow ...