Hamilton’s case highlights the need for a more comprehensive affirmative defense for victims who commit crimes while under a trafficker’s coercion. Texas reports as many as 1,700 victims of ...

Notwithstanding its mounting backlog, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved only one case today, an unsurprising unanimous decision in Cunningham v.

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China on Friday expressed "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" over an agreement between Japan and NATO earlier this week to step up defense industry cooperation, saying such a move escalates ...

Justice Alito, along with Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh, authored a concurring opinion, in which they agreed with the affirmative defense interpretation but acknowledged practical issues for ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A surprising twist in the trial of so-called ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell on day 7, when Vallow Daybell, who is representing herself, said she plans to rest her ...

Sen. Robert Hallstrom of Syracuse introduced amendments to establish affirmative defense for people with IDD or autism. Affirmative defense is evidence presented in court that could negate ...

The Paris Climate Accord, established in 2015, is a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit temperature rise to well below 2°C — ideally 1.5°C. Nearly every nation has ...