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In a rare and historic act of posthumous justice, Dallas County officials have formally exonerated Tommy Lee Walker, a 21-year-old Black man executed by the state of Texas in 1955 for the sexual assault and murder of Venice Parker, a crime county leaders now say he did not commit. On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the…

Charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were thrown out Monday, November 24, 2025, after a federal judge ruled that the Trump Justice Department’s handpicked interim U.S. attorney was unlawfully appointed — a decision that now exposes the deeper disarray unfolding inside the nation’s top law enforcement agency.…

The U.S. Supreme Court opened its November argument session today, diving into a pair of high-stakes criminal cases that could reshape federal sentencing guidelines and Eighth Amendment protections for intellectually disabled defendants facing execution. With the shadow of President Donald Trump’s tariff challenges looming later in the week, the justices focused on technical yet consequential…

A federal judge has ruled that while President Trump may retain control over Washington, D.C.’s police department, his authority is now subject to oversight by Mayor Muriel Bowser. The decision comes in the wake of legal challenges filed by the city claiming his takeover infringed on local democratic control. Legal Background & Court Developments Legal…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a controversial new law, Bill 10, requiring all public elementary and secondary school classrooms across the state to display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The mandate, which takes effect on September 1, 2025, is already drawing legal threats from civil liberties organizations, reigniting a national debate over the…

Starting July 1, 2025, criminal defendants in Georgia will have the legal right to recover attorney’s fees if their case is tainted by prosecutorial misconduct. Advocates say the law provides a new but long-overdue protection for wrongfully accused persons. Signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on May 14, Senate Bill 244 introduces a new…

Jarred Dwayne Shaw, a 34-year-old professional basketball player from Dallas, Texas, was arrested earlier this month in Indonesia after authorities allege he attempted to smuggle 132 cannabis-infused candies into the country. If convicted, Shaw could face the death penalty by firing squad under Indonesia’s notoriously strict drug laws. Shaw, who played college basketball at Oklahoma…

For many artists, musicians, and writers, signing a publishing or record deal is a major career milestone. However, decades later, they may find that their most valuable works are still controlled by a company, limiting their ability to profit from their own creativity. What many creators do not realize is that U.S. copyright law allows…