Activists prepare for potential pardon of Derek Chauvin, highlighting ongoing fight for racial justice and police reform in ...

Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday moved to withdraw from federal settlement agreements with the cities of Minneapolis and Louisville, which had called for sweeping police reforms following the ...

A Snyder County judge rejected a plea deal in an aggravated assault case Thursday after the alleged victim objected to the 10-year to 20-year sentence as too lenient. Nicole Patnaude tearfully ...

The effort to weaken the punishment for Trevor Kirk, who was convicted of assaulting a Black woman, fits a disturbing pattern ...

MILWAUKEE - A Racine man accused of chronic child neglect and mistreatment of animals reached a plea deal in the case against him on Tuesday, May 6. Steven Burdo pleaded no contest to four of 40 ...

After he received a rare no-parole sentence, a new legal team asked a judge to set aside the life term and also allow Crumbley to withdraw the guilty plea. Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe said no. He ...

LOS ANGELES — Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations following a plea deal offered by the new ...

Diddy has declined a plea deal that could have resulted in a lighter sentence, as he prepares for a criminal trial on serious charges including sex trafficking. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has ...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the music mogul headed to trial on sex-trafficking accusations, rejected a last-minute plea deal with prosecutors, he confirmed in court on Thursday. Combs, 55, has pleaded ...

LOS ANGELES – Sean “Diddy” Combs has rejected a plea deal in his upcoming trial on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. At a Thursday ...