Courts

We collected a list of states with sanctuary—and anti-sanctuary—policies. But it was more complicated than you might think.

After a year of battle in the courts, young immigrants fear that their protection from deportation could soon end.

Pacific Standard spoke with Kara Bellew, a partner at a matrimonial and family law firm, about the best route for survivors to seek a divorce, and how abusers are able to manipulate the legal system.

The Trump administration is appealing earlier court decisions securing due process for the Iraqi nationals and preventing them from what advocates say is unlawful detention.

A judge ruled Tuesday night that the Trump administration has to keep DACA intact.

Though California's statute of limitations on sexual assault accusations has passed, the plaintiff was still able to file her complaint in court because she was a minor at the time of the alleged incident.

Obtaining accurate eyewitness testimony may be more nuanced than previously thought.

The state's jury instructions—including a crash course in the psychology of memory—make jurors more skeptical of eyewitness testimony, but not more discerning.

In St. Louis, Missouri, an effort to manage enormous caseloads left hundreds of the city's poorest without a lawyer.

As drug courts spread across the world, new standards and best practices aim to hold them all accountable.

Pediatricians and psychologists say unnecessary restraints can traumatize kids and encourage worse behavior.

Should kids be led out of class in handcuffs for being late to school?

A new report collates some of the latest numbers on how American courts use brain science in trials. We've got the skinny, plus an analysis of the good and bad consequences.

The Etan Patz murder trial is the latest test case for measuring the power of a confession, whether or not it’s actually true.

Stories from the 25th anniversary celebration of the nation’s first drug court.

Despite how it’s been portrayed on screens both large and small, the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause isn’t meant to protect against the consequences of an appeal.

Jurors experiencing “moral outrage” will be more likely to convict, and changes in technology are making this a bigger factor.

Vet courts, like drug courts, treat the underlying factors for first-time offenders.

How biased are forensic psychologists by the legal team that picks them? More than they think.