The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the case of Patrick Daley Thompson, a former Chicago alderman and member of Chicago’s most storied political dynasty. Thompson served four months in a ...

We are all familiar with the principle that a trial witness may be confronted with a prior inconsistent out-of-court statement on cross examination, which has implications in every trial where the ...

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a ruling by a federal appeals court in Chicago that upheld the conviction of Patrick Daley Thompson, who served four months in a federal prison for making false ...

“The filing of this Statement of Interest was inappropriate. The Statement represents an unsuitable method of advancing a novel and significant interpretation of the EFTA that could impose significant ...

The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus. By Adam Liptak Reporting ...

OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW TO AN 11 NEWS UPDATE IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE’S BANKRUPTCY CASE. A JUDGE IS ALLOWING CHURCH SEX ABUSE SURVIVORS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH THE COURT. ACCORDING TO THIS ...