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The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains, a new report finds
In any given year, 98% of criminal cases in the federal courts end with a plea bargain — a practice that prizes efficiency over fairness and innocence,… -
20 years after the Station nightclub fire, a look at what's changed
The 2003 fire killed 100 people and injured another 230. -
Should 18-year-olds be imprisoned for life?
A pair of cases before the Supreme Judicial Court looks at life without parole. -
Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back
Federal class action suit presses for millions to be returned by police and district attorneys. -
The 'fraught' ethical questions behind bill to allow prisoners to give organs for reduced sentences
GBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed says the intentions are good, but the design is flawed. -
What would happen if Lindsay Clancy claims insanity in Duxbury case?
A look at the "complicated" legal process in Massachusetts. -
Healey, state’s top judge rally for $49M state investment into legal aid for low-income residents
Justice Kimberly S. Budd said leaders need to advocate for people who can’t afford their own counsel. -
Well-connected and under arrest: What happens when politicians' family members go to court?
Riley Dowell, the daughter of Congresswoman Katherine Clark, is facing several charges after a protest on Boston Common. -
Supreme Court is unable to ID the leaker in Dobbs decision
The Marshal of the Supreme Court “has to date been unable to identify a person responsible” for leaking the Dobbs v. Jackson decision last May, the U.S.… -
No body crime: Can a person be charged with murder if police don't find a body?
Legal Analyst Daniel Medwed on the legal questions raised by the Ana Walshe disappearance.
