As I noted in my last post, it is important to give the accused the presumption of innocence, which applies both in courtroom and non-courtroom settings of all kinds. Although this is not a court ...

Xavier Worthy walked out of the Williamson County jail in Texas late Saturday, a free man who does not face assault charges but only hours earlier weathered a conviction for them. Not in court, to be ...

Yellow journalism, a style of reporting that emphasizes sensationalism over factual accuracy has also contributed to the ...

Statistics weigh heavily against defendants in the criminal justice system. Only 0.4% were acquitted after trial in federal cases during fiscal ...

That’s according to Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law. A ...

The Vatican Dicastery for Legislative Texts strongly cautioned against publishing "news" that would harm the reputation of an individual, especially someone who is deceased, when it comes to priests ...