L.A. county DA recommends resentencing of Menendez brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez have been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since they were convicted of killing their parents. Steve Futterman
DA recommends resentencing of Menendez brothers for the 1989 slaying of their parents The Los Angeles County District Attorney said that although the brothers had committed a crime, the circumstance surrounding the murders should be taken into account. Alana Wise
Florida fighting with the U.S. Justice Department over prosecuting Ryan Routh Florida’s Attorney General is asking a federal judge to allow the state to prosecute Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his golf club. Greg Allen
Texas attorney general's statement rejects supporters of death row inmate's appeal The statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child. Ayana Archie
American Airlines fined $50 million for its treatment of passengers with disabilities The U.S. Department of Transportation penalty against American Airlines comes after "numerous serious violations of the laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities" over a four-year period. Russell Lewis
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his New York City apartment and various other assets to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. The Associated Press
Will Florida be the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana? The move to legalize recreational cannabis in Florida has generated $100 million, the most spent on ballot question in U.S. history. Sixty% of voters need to answer “yes” for the amendment to pass. Yvonne zum Tobel
Texas holds hearing about law prohibiting 'junk science' in court cases Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson was hours away from his execution last week when a judge halted the attempt. Roberson is set to testify before a state legislative committee on Monday. Blaise Gainey
A frustrated Supreme Court to look at one version of judge shopping Both liberal and conservative lawyers have judge-shopped, but in recent years, some conservative-leaning groups have been laser focused on bringing their challenges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court declines challenge to CPSC's structure, for now The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior. Nina Totenberg
