Courts increasingly reduce sentences for veterans, but fairness concerns arise when mitigation is based on status rather than ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate has overridden a veto of a bill that would make domestic violence a mitigating factor in sentencing. The "Oklahoma Survivor's Act," Senate Bill 1470, would require ...

Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter is expecting a suspension after being ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the season opener. The NFL has yet to ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - State lawmakers are introducing legislation to include post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a mitigating factor during sentencing for veterans diagnosed with the ...

The recent decision by Italy’s Court of Cassation (Corte di Cassazione) in case number 27115/2024 has sparked numerous reactions due to its consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential ...

When fashioning a sanction in attorney discipline cases, the Supreme Court will consider both aggravating factors and mitigating factors. Bar Counsel must prove any aggravating factors by clear and ...

On a March evening last year, death penalty lawyers, scholars and trained investigators gathered in an Atlanta hotel room to celebrate Wiggins v. Smith. The 20-year-old Supreme Court decision declared ...