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The following articles are designed to keep you abreast of major legal news as it happens. Legal News contains recent stories about criminal law trends, recent court rulings, new bills passed by Congress, and much more. This section also features breaking stories on DUI/DWI laws and rulings around the nation.
Top Las Vegas Nevada Social Security Lawyers
Miami Program Gives Some A Second Chance
Sheriff Hopes Pink Chain Gang Will Deter DUIs
NJ Governor To Sign Law Abolishing Death Penalty
19,500 Convicted Crack Offenders Await Commission Decision
Nation’s Busiest Crime Lab Reviewed after Mistakes
Nonviolent Felons Must Submit DNA
Seized Marijuana To Be Returned to Man, Court Rules
CA Sex Offender Law Not Practical
Rape Charges Filed Against Boys Under 10
Recent Police Shooting Revives Debate Over Use of Force
Plan to Scan Irises of Sex Offenders
Officials in South Carolina Fight over Parole
Emergency E-mail System Created after Execution Controversy
Multiple Personality Disorder Cited in Murder Defense
New DNA Evidence Could Help Convicted Killer
Legal Group: Death Penalty System in U.S. Flawed
Teen Sex Offender Released After Long Legal Battle
Fingerprint Ruling May Have Broad Implications
Lubbock Defense Attorneys Help Teens with Drinking Tickets
Death Penalty Case Ends in Acquittal
Mental Evaluations On the Rise for Defendants in Maine
Consent Debate Could Impact Rape Law in Maryland
Man Challenges Trooper’s Tactic in Speeding Ticket Case
Supreme Court Halts Execution of Texas Inmate
Robbery Charges Filed After Man’s False Teeth Stolen
Sex Assault Offender Escapes Jail Time
New DUI Law Passed
Judge: Sex Offense Law Is Unconstitutional
Lawsuit Challenges Lethal Injection, Delays Execution
Sting Operations Target Prostitution on Craigslist
Defense Lawyers Appeal 12 Year Perjury Sentence
DNA Exonerates Man After Two Decades in Prison
Defense Shocks Law Enforcement with Bank Robbery Acquittal
Proposed NY Voyeurism Law “Creepy”
Teen Harassment Case Settled After Months of Debate
Louisiana Cracks Down on Drunk Drivers with Stricter DWI Laws
Local Lawmakers Consider Ban on “Sagging Pants”
Massachusetts Legislators To Review Criminal Fine Laws
Attorney Employs Unique Strategy in Sexual Assault Case
Kansas Senator Wants Prison Time For Repeat Offenders
Georgia Justices Hear Appeal to Reduce Teen Sex Sentence
Racial Disparity in U.S. Jails
Harsher DUI Law Passed In Hawaii
Man Spared Jail Time at Parishioners Request
Calif. Wrongful Conviction Legislation Advances
“Stand Your Ground” Laws Cause Confusion for Some
New Colorado Law Impedes Defense
Good-Time Credits Poise Some Inmates for Earlier Release
Study Shows Income Gap in Criminal Justice System
ID Thieves Using Scam on Military Families
Priest Charged with DUI in Texas Crash
Duke Lacrosse Players Seek Criminal Charges Against Disbarred Prosecutor
Arizona Legislators Seek Repeal of Tougher New DUI Law
Supreme Court To Review Sentencing For Crack, Cocaine Charges
Judge: Law Can’t Retroactively Punish Sex Offenders
Judge Extends Death Penalty Moratorium in CA
Sex Offenders May Have To Provide E-mail Address
Exonerated Man Gets $5M After Serving 18 Years in Prison
New Jersey Legislators Consider Banning Death Penalty
New York Governor Pushes for Expanding DNA Database
Defense Attorneys Concerned About Proposed Law Changes
Forensic Errors Often Contribute to Wrongful Convictions
Legislators in New York Target Gang Recruiters
New Bill Could Mean Stricter DUI Penalties
Lawyers: Child Pornography Charges Difficult to Defend
Study Scrutinizes Lethal Injection Method
Critics Say Odd Criminal Bills Taking Regulation Too Far
Jail Guards Charged With Attacking Inmates
Sexual Assault Charges in Duke Case Dropped
Judge Urges DNA Exoneration in Mistaken Identity Case
Fl. Law Pushes Sex Offenders Outside
IL Lawmakers Cracking Down on Drunk Driving
Man Wrongly Convicted of a Carjacking Freed From Prison
Stricter DUI Law May Strain Jails
Legal Tactics Debate Prompted By Lawyer’s Trick
Ohio Inmate’s Execution Blocked by Supreme Court
7-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Riding Off-Road Bike on Sidewalk
New Programs Reduce Juvenile Crime
Study: Big-City Murder Up 10% Since 2004
Defense Attorney’s Arrest Raises Questions About Law
Brain Scan Machines Show Crime-Fighting Promise
Judge Won’t Stop Defendant From Coloring at Murder Trial
More Executioner Training Needed, Florida Panel Advises
Police Officer Who Tickets Himself is Praised
Military Accepting Recruits With Criminal Records
North Dakota “Shoot the Burglar” Law Advances
10-Year-Old Girl Arrested For Attacking Woman in Store
Law to Bar iPods When Crossing Street in New York
Mom Arrested After Son Mauled by Pit Bull
DNA Testing of Dog Hair Permitted in Atlanta Slayings Case
Man Sentenced to Death in New York—First Since 1954
2 Executions Halted Until NC Approves New Role of Doctors
CA Criminal Sentencing Law Struck Down
CA Justices Rule Car Theft Cause For Deportation
Ex-Prisoners Face Higher Death Rate Than Current Inmates
New Orleans Mayor to Solve Street Violence Problems
Traffic Camera Appeal Considered by IA Supreme Court
New Jersey Urged to Abolish Death Penalty
Rate of Domestic Violence Dramatically Drops
Mother Sues Police for Alleged Harassment
Florida Executions Suspended
Violent Crime on Rise in U.S., FBI Data Finds
Two States Propose to Tighten Sex Offender Oversight
Mom Gets Son Arrested For Playing With Christmas Present Early
Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape is Released After DNA Testing
Statistics Show 7 Million Americans in Jail, on Parole, or Probation
Video Cameras to be Installed in L.A. Police Cars
New CA Ruling on Transport of Medicinal Marijuana
Elderly Man to Receive Sentencing in Car Crash Deaths
Mile High Man Charged With ‘Overt Sexual Activity’ On Plane
Judge Stays Firm About His Decision in Sex Offender Case
New Sex Offender Rules in Calif. Blocked by Judge
Death Row Inmates Often Get Sedatives to Ease Anxiety
Court Rules Defendants Must Prove Retardation to Avoid Death Penalty
Justifying Use of Deadly Force Difficult for Shooter
Judge Upholds Ruling: Lethal Injection Procedure Unconstitutional
Mom Charged With Recklessness After Daughter’s Belly Piercing Infection
Ga. Sex Offender Law Challenged
Woman Charged With Riding Horse Drunk
Police Beating Victim Gets $450,000 Settlement
Boy Seeks New Trial in Antidepressant Murder Case
Judge Denies Gag Order in Dragging-Death Case
Hearing to Determine if CA Lethal Injection Method Painful
Former Black Panther Seeks New Trial After 30 Years
Murdered Inmate’s Family Awarded $47.5 M for Wrongful Death
FBI Releases Safety Statistics of Big U.S. Cities
Judge Rules Teen Unfit For Rape Trial
Prison Health Care Chief Recommends Doctor, Nurse Salary Increases
Murder Verdict Upheld Despite Noncitizen Juror
Flashlight Search Violated Man’s Rights, Court Rules
Study Reveals Number of Mentally Ill Prisoners Quadrupled
New Lethal Injection Procedure Used to Execute U.S. Inmate
Mother’s Conviction Overturned in Son’s Suicide
Ankle Device to Monitor Alcohol Intake in DUI Offenders
NJ High Court Rules Hypnotically Recalled Memories Unreliable
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Drunk Drivers
Panel Recommends Inmates for Drug Trials
State Seeks More Compensation For Wrongful Imprisonment
Execution Practice Not Humane, According to Judge
Mother Acquitted in Retrial For Murdering Son
Muslim Inmate Can Sue Prison Staff, Court Rules
Colo. Judge Rules: Inmate Shackling Not Reasonable
Drug Program Urged for Jailed Addicts
Prosecutors Seek to Limit Gay Panic Defenses
Judge Halts Murder Trial Due to Problems With Jury Selection
Family Sues for $40M Over Son’s Boot Camp Death
New Arrests Expand DNA Profile Database
‘Robotic’ Sentencing Upsets Appellate Court
Man Cleared of Wrongful Rape Conviction After Two Decades in Prison
NY State Criminal Defense System In Need of Overhaul
Ohio Innocence Project Fights for Wrongly Convicted Inmates
Supreme Court Upholds Kansas Death Penalty Law
Judge Orders New Trial for Convicted Child Molester
U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Arousal Test for Convicted Sex Offender
Wrongful Conviction Suit Settled by Freed Ex-Lifer
Supreme Court Rules Police Don’t Have to Knock
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of New Evidence in Death Case
Supreme Court Okays Lethal Injection Claims
Increase in Violent Crimes, FBI Reports
Convicted Serial Killer Appeals Death Penalty
Sanity of Death Row Inmate Debated
Judge Rules Sex Offender Too Short for Prison
Court Overturns Inmate’s Conviction
Number of Inmates in Jails and Prisons Rises
Sex Offender Ordered to Alert Date’s Parents
Inmate Acquitted After 10 Years by DNA
Inmate Seeks Reprieve From Execution for More DNA Tests
North Carolina Execution Stopped for Additional DNA Testing
Questions Raised About Possible Errors in Arson Convictions
Family Awarded $4 M Settlement in Mich. Wrongful Conviction
Senate Cracks Down on Sex Offenders
Man Freed After 18 Years Due to DNA Testing
Florida Shuts Down Boot Camps After Death of Teenager
Supreme Court Justices Debate Method of Execution
Sex Offender Registry Laws May Cause More Harm Than Good
Man Convicted of Young Girl’s Murder
Supreme Court to Consider Insanity Plea
Authorities Seek to Restrict Prisoner’s Communication Rights
Senate to Protect Groups that Help Immigrants
Indiana Expands Right to Use Deadly Force
Supreme Court Rules on Searches
Expanding DNA Collections
Judiciary Debate over Sentencing Guidelines
Feds Investigate Teen Death at Boot Camp
DUI Defense Challenges Breathalyzer
DNA Tests May Exonerate Convicted Man
Two Arrests Made For Arson
Man Drives Car Into Students
Assault Charges Puts Probation In Jeopardy
Teen Pleads Guilty in Robbery
Harmful Techniques Still Used in Boot Camps
Arrest For Drunk Driving and Child Neglect
Connecticut Police Officer Charged With Drunk Driving
Lethal Injection Sparks Controversy
Sex Assault Lands Man in Prison
Prison Sentence For Road Rage
Unlicensed Doctor Charged with Practicing Medicine
Air Marshals Arrested for Drug Smuggling
Man Sentenced 30 Years for Attempted Murder
Ignition Interlock Devices Proposed in Nebraska
Death Penalty Sentenced in Case of Murdered Officer
Hate Crime: Man Attacks Gay Bar Patrons
Seven Killed in California Postal Shootings
Student Group Sues to Expose Impact of Drug Law
Proposed Laws: Tough on Sex Offenders and Juveniles
States Push for Tougher DUI breath tests
New DUI Law Makes Spectacle of Offenders
Another Teen Charged in Homeless Beatings
Video Catches Beating of Homeless: Suspects Caught
Child’s Death is Latest in String of Child
Concealed Weapons Laws Change in Nevada
Disabled Prisoner May Sue State for Abuses
Hit-and-Run Case May Get Thrown Out of Court
Criminal Accusations at Wal-Mart Provoke Rage and Possible Lawsuit
Rhode Island Votes for Medical Marijuana
Arizona DUI Limits Likely to Change
DUI Checkpoints Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Lawsuit Filed in False Arrest
DUI Breath Tests May be Unconstitutional
New Arizona Child Abuse Law
Ohio Priest Child Abuse Laws to Change
PA Domestic Abuse Laws to Change in 2006
Colorado DWI Arrests on the Rise
New Jersey DUI Test May be Faulty, Investigation Begins
Illegal Immigrants Become Felons Under a New Bill
US Supreme Court Considers Death Penalty
Doctors Don’t Document Domestic Abuse
OB-GYN Found Guilty of Sex Crimes
Indicted Brooklyn judge teaches criminal justice at community college
HI Criminal Records Available on Web
Virginia Judge Calls DUI Law Unconstitutional
Washington D.C. Mayor to Sign Emergency DUI Law
