Iowa's high court recently ended the practice of making defendants pay fees for charges that get dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to undo the court’s ruling so they can keep using fees ...

A Winter Haven tax preparer was ordered to pay over $1.6 million in restitution to the IRS after being sentenced to federal prison. Timothy Smith was sentenced to six years ...

Brookside, Alabama, made national news in 2022 after investigations revealed it was bankrolling itself through predatory ...

A federal grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers on criminal charges for a video they made in November.

A federal judge in Tyler approved a $1.5 million class-action settlement against Smith County regarding an allegation the county jail held 102 formerly incarcerated individuals beyond their scheduled ...

Malawi’s legal framework governing the criminal justice system criminalises poverty, thereby creating cycles of disadvantage that further entrench economic and social inequality, a new study has ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has agreed to pay a $40 million civil penalty to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it ...

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivered the Condition of the Judiciary address Jan. 14, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo Southeast Iowa Union offers ...

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, take a look at Bears players spending time with various social justice groups throughout the season. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, take a look at ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers for support Wednesday in making “difficult” changes to the state judicial branch’s ...