October 08, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge agreed Wednesday to reschedule an upcoming sentencing hearing for a former coal executive convicted of authorizing bribes to an arm of the Egyptian government, after his attorneys flagged new allegations against a star witness for the prosecution.
October 05, 2026
A former coal executive convicted in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to delay his upcoming sentencing hearing, arguing he recently learned of allegations that a key government witness in the case "continues to pay bribes."
August 26, 2026
A former coal executive convicted of authorizing bribes to an arm of the Egyptian government in a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial is seeking a new trial or to have his indictment tossed, arguing the government misused his criminal proffer agreement to wrongly hamstring his defense.
July 01, 2026
The shock for Mary Fan came almost immediately after she began her career as a federal prosecutor in Southern California in the mid-2000s.
June 18, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that criminal defendants who agree in plea deals not to appeal their sentences can still appeal if the sentence would result in a "miscarriage of justice."
March 03, 2026
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court grilled a U.S. Department of Justice attorney Tuesday over arguments that defendants who take plea deals with appeal waivers cannot fight even extreme and unconstitutional sentences in appellate courts.
February 27, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.
October 10, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider which exceptions might apply to criminal appeal waivers, which are common in plea deals, the court announced Friday.