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The issues behind the cases. Follow one and see the whole picture.
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Cases where the person accused holds power in a faith community, how the courts handle them and the questions churches face.
Latest: Can a threat of damnation be forced labor? A Michigan church case will test it
3 cases · 3 stories · 1 law · Next court date December 21, 2026
How courts handle sexual assault charges, and the laws that protect survivors.
Latest: The Cornell fraternity case has a special prosecutor, a court fight and no charges
4 cases · 3 stories · 3 laws · 1 tracker
Criminal trials followed from charge to verdict to sentencing and appeal.
Latest: Can a threat of damnation be forced labor? A Michigan church case will test it
9 cases · 9 stories · 1 tracker · Next court date November 16, 2026
Old crimes reopened by new science, and what happens in court when evidence is tested, lost or challenged.
Latest: Why thousands of rape kits sat untested in Michigan, and what testing them changed
2 cases · 2 stories · 2 laws · 1 tracker
How courts handle intimate partner violence and homicide, from the trials and sentences to the laws meant to prevent it and where those laws fall short.
Latest: Jury convicts Naresh Bhatt of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt
3 cases · 3 stories · 1 law
Insanity defenses, competency and how courts weigh mental illness in criminal cases.
Latest: Judge rules Lindsay Clancy can be tried again after her mistrial
2 cases · 1 story · Next court date November 16, 2026
What happens when officers are accused of breaking the law or the rules, from criminal cases and decertification to the systems meant to catch misconduct.
1 case · 1 law
Capital cases, execution methods and the courts that review them.
Latest: Christa Pike survived Tennessee's execution attempt. Here's where her case stands.
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