This 'peacenik Deadhead' was set to die behind bars — until Obama granted him clemency
Timothy Tyler has been in prison for more than 20 years for a nonviolent drug crime. Yesterday, he was granted clemency.
Erin Fuchs
Former Senior Editor, News & Features
Lawyers admit it was a 'mistake' to claim Alan Dershowitz had sex with an underage girl tied to a notorious financier
A long-running and bitter legal dispute has finally come to an end.
THEN AND NOW: What happened to the key players in the O.J. Simpson trial
Some figures from the O.J. Simpson trial have taken unusual paths.
The psychopathic serial killer behind one of America's most misunderstood crimes has died
Over 50 years later, it's clear the Kitty Genovese murder was wildly misreported.
The Supreme Court just issued a huge victory to public-sector unions in the biggest case affected by Scalia’s death
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association raised the question of whether public-sector workers should be forced to pay "agency fees."
37-year-old who says she can't get a lawyer job after applying to 150 firms loses her lawsuit against her school
A San Diego, California, jury ruled 9-3 in favor of the school, handing a victory to TJSL — since civil cases in that state don't require a unanimous jury vote.
Louis C.K. fires off a desperate email about Donald Trump: 'He's an insane bigot. He is dangerous'
That email came just a few hours before Trump won two more primaries, in Louisiana and Kentucky.
This might be why Justice Clarence Thomas finally asked a question after 10 years
"Justice Thomas is the strongest defender of Second Amendment rights on the court."
Justice Clarence Thomas just asked a question during oral arguments — for the first time in 10 years
"None of the other justices seemed surprised."
Here's what it's like to eat at McDonald's in a city that bans beef
The Maharaja Mac wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Here's why Marco Rubio accused Donald Trump of running a 'fake university'
The presidential frontrunner was sued over "Trump University."
The highest court in Connecticut will decide the fate of a Kennedy cousin accused of a 40-year-old murder
The Connecticut Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether Michael Skakel should get a new trial.
This US Supreme Court decision could thwart Obama's attempt to pick the next justice
Obama may consider, in the face of such fierce opposition, unilaterally appointing a successor to the late Antonin Scalia during a Senate recess.
These are the shocking allegations that Kesha's ex-producer calls a 'vicious smear campaign'
Lawyers for Dr. Luke claim Kesha made the sexual assault allegations in order to renegotiate her contract and get more money.
The heartbreaking story of how Harper Lee claimed she was robbed of the copyright to her iconic novel
How Harper Lee almost lost the copyright to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
This could be the biggest US Supreme Court case affected by Justice Scalia's sudden death
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association raised the question of whether public-sector workers should be forced to pay "agency fees."
This was Justice Scalia's most game-changing decision in his 30 years on the bench
The case set off a wave of litigation over gun control.
'Not an ogre': A former clerk told us what it was really like to work with Justice Scalia
"If you ever go to a cocktail party, there is always a big group of people around him."
Lawyer who's argued 73 cases in Supreme Court says oral arguments 'changed completely' after Scalia
Things got a lot more lively.
Alan Dershowitz told us Scalia's 'most fundamental' contribution to the Supreme Court
Justice Antonin Scalia disregarded precedent.