Criminal Justice

The school leader referenced a porn actor in an email and had an affair with a staffer, but his new Delaware school was never informed.

Police say Justin Smith of St. Anne’s Episcopal School used the Kik Messenger app to download and distribute the explicit videos.

The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

Tyree Wallace spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. He’s now fighting to clear his name and seek justice.

Authorities say Elliott fired a dozen shots through a bedroom wall, striking O'Connor as he climbed an interior staircase.

Some advocates argue a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation would make people with some felonies more likely to be held pretrial.

The goal is to prevent young people from getting a criminal record and time in jail, giving them a better shot at reducing recidivism.

The civil rights leader was also a close, lifelong friend of President Joe Biden, dating back to the 1960s.

On Monday, the president announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, including Kaboni Savage, who ordered the firebombing of a house in 2004.

Twenty-one shots were fired at the scene. Police say the victim was shot about 10 times.

Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.

Marty Small Sr., 50, is accused of asking his daughter to claim that a head injury she sustained on Jan. 13 occurred when she tripped and fell in her bedroom.

Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm confirmed late Friday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.

What became known as the “kids for cash” scandal is considered one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.