Judges are bound by the rule of law. But the rule of law is not inflexible. Judicial discretion is the power judges have to exercise their judgment, act based on ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in March that the mandatory life sentence for second-degree murder was unconstitutional, giving lawmakers 120 days to act.

When the judge brings down the gavel in a courtroom drama and sentences someone to 20 years in prison, the story often ends ...

Mexican drug lord “El Mayo” — who co-founded the notorious Sinaloa cartel with “El Chapo” — apologized for his reign of ...

An Amarillo judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for indecency with a child.

Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers in a case that highlighted President Donald Trump’s sweeping ...

Former Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced to a $5,000 fine in federal court Wednesday. Dugan will not serve any prison time and was not sentenced to probation.

Former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan faces sentencing after a federal obstruction case tied to an immigration arrest at a ...

Holding six pages detailing 19 Lancaster County second-degree murder cases, county District Attorney Heather Adams urged ...

Hannah Dugan helped an illegal alien escape ICE agents at a Milwaukee courthouse, but Judge Lynn Adelman gave her no jail time after conviction.

InSight Crime's Deborah Bonello and Victoria Dittmar break down how El Mayo's sentencing won't end the war in Sinaloa and ...