by Harry Litman Many experts doubt the ultimate ability of the criminal justice system to convict Donald Trump because it’s possible he really believed he’d won the election. […]
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Trial of 3 officers is latest test of American justice
Police abuse of power often involves not only the abuser but also other officers who enable the abuse through inaction and silence. They are virtually never prosecuted, […]
Illinois judge reversed a rape verdict
Victim, advocates didn’t stay quiet by Christine Ledbetter Quincy, the county seat of Adams County in downstate Illinois, is a quiet town. Here residents vote conservative, prize […]
Holmes verdict sends a mixed message
by Stephen L. Carter Every criminal trial is unique, and in general it is a mistake to read too much into a verdict. Still, the law professor […]
Will verdict in Maxwell trial help everyday victims?
Here’s the second most important message that the jury in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial delivered in finding her guilty of trafficking minor girls to be sexually exploited. […]
Maxwell’s case puts a spotlight on trafficking’s victim-defendants
by Julie Dahlstrom In the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and close associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors and the defense […]
After Smollett case, Foxx’s ‘progressive’ approach faces more trial
by Clarence Page EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Pitts is on vacation. His next column will appear Jan. 6. As a Cook County, Ill., jury last week found actor Jussie […]
Strickland’s case shows why Mo.’s compensation law needs a rewrite
The exoneration of Kevin Strickland, who spent almost 43 years in prison for murders he didn’t commit, has spotlighted the cruel cynicism of Missouri’s political leadership, with […]
We need to listen to Epstein’s accusers
A couple of decades have passed since the girls and women abused by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein went unheard and unheeded. It’s been 10 years since his accusers […]
2 similar trials, 2 different verdicts
November saw two high-profile criminal trials with two major — but very different — verdicts. First was the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the deaths of two […]
