Carrera that the default standard of proof in such cases is the “preponderance of the evidence” standard that applies in most civil cases. Below we briefly discuss the facts of the case ...

The civil suit was launched after Ivan Henry was awarded $8M for wrongful conviction and spent 27 years in prison.

On October 4, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a writ of certiorari,[1] agreeing to hear arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department ...

A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme ...

Trooper Michael Proctor, who was suspended without pay in the wake of Read's mistrial, appeared before the trial board at ...

Research suggests up to 34% of voting-age women don't have documents proving citizenship with their current legal name.

It’s a civil action, which means the standard of proof is not as high and more evidence can be admitted. Incriminating recordings that were excluded from the criminal case, for example ...

The Supreme Court has recently noted that even if a public servant is acquitted in a corruption case due to a lack of ...

An Ohio judge excluded facial recognition evidence in a murder case, citing concerns over reliability and transparency.

Danielle Sassoon can’t be dismissed as some kind of liberal deep-stater. Her résumé suggests anything but: registered Republican; participant in the Federalist Society; former law clerk to two ...

The women are now in their 60s and 70s, and their lawyers say their clients are grateful their voices have been heard by the justice system after suing Henry for sexual assault and winning $375,000 ...