9th Circuit says mug shots posted online are ‘pretrial punishment’ in Maricopa County case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that posting arrestees' mugshots on government websites constitutes illegal pretrial punishment. In a unanimous decision, three judges gave Brian Houston permission to sue Maricopa County over the sheriff's department's practice of routinely posting photos of people processed in its jails on the internet. Justice Marcia Berzon, writing […]

Trump Could Face Completely Unprecedented Punishment In Civil Fraud Trial, Analysis Finds

President Trump's real estate empire is the only major company at risk of dissolution under New York City's anti-fraud law, with no apparent victims or losses, according to an Associated Press analysis. The Associated Press investigated nearly 150 civil cases spanning 70 years. found Dissolution has only been imposed a dozen times, but never under […]