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• February 27, 2026

  Felony Murder Law And Life Sentences Intersect In Pa. Case

  Pennsylvania's highest court is weighing whether mandatory life-without-parole sentences for felony murder violate constitutional protections against cruel punishment when a defendant neither killed nor intended to kill.

• February 27, 2026

  When Murder Charges Reach People Who Didn't Kill

  Felony murder murder charges permit people to be convicted of murder, even when they neither killed nor intended to kill. Critics say the charges drive excessive sentences, and a wave of reconsideration in courts and legislatures have led states like California to narrow their reach, while others are weighing whether the long prison terms tied to them are constitutional.

• February 27, 2026

  Fla. Legal Nonprofit Launches AI Tool To Bridge Justice Gap

  As a way to help fill an access to justice gap, Florida nonprofit public interest law firm Bay Area Legal Services recently launched Bailey B., a free AI-powered legal assistant meant to help residents navigate landlord-tenant issues.

• February 26, 2026

  Pa. Court Rule Serial Killer Books Justify Death Row Do-Over

  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has once again vacated the death penalty for a man found guilty of a 1994 strangulation, ruling on Thursday that his counsel was ineffective because the attorney failed to object to evidence that painted the accused as an aspiring serial killer.

• February 26, 2026

  JRK-Owned Co. Will Pay Up To $5.1M To Conn. Tenants

  A JRK Property Holdings unit will provide up to $5.1 million in immediate financial relief under the first of two agreements to settle an unfair trade practices probe into health and safety concerns at a 544-unit complex in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.

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