Trial courts in two high-profile cases, the R.G. Kar rape and murder in Kolkata and the Sharon Raj murder in Kerala, have ...

Washington state lawmakers are contemplating a bill that, if enacted, would give judges discretion to reduce the sentences of convicted felons, including those convicted of violent crimes and murder.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was presented with more bills on Wednesday, signing 19 into law after signing dozens more in the last seven days. Whitmer also signed 35 bills on ...

Here's a breakdown of all 19 bills signed on Wednesday, which include safe storage of firearms, protection from hate crimes, ...

A retired federal judge from Pennsylvania explains presidential pardons and commutations and how they could affect respect for law.

In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with ...

THE judiciary in Pakistan does not have established sentencing guidelines for the application of the death penalty.

Sentencings for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will ...

The president is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses in the biggest ...

A judge rejected the former New Jersey senator's request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery charges until his wife finishes her trial on similar charges. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ...