What bail is, and how a judge decides whether to set it
A federal court primer on the initial hearing, the factors a judge weighs, and what happens to a defendant who cannot pay.
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Cases follows individual prosecutions across their full life: indictment, pretrial motions, plea negotiations, trial, verdict and appeal. Reporting cites docket numbers and filed documents rather than rumor, and updates whenever the record changes. For attorneys, students, journalists and readers following a prosecution over many months.
Cases coverage from Daily Detective News.
How the Boeing 737 MAX criminal case was resolved, and later challenged
A deferred prosecution agreement in 2021, a rejected guilty plea in December 2024, and a dismissal in November 2025 — United States v. Boeing ran the full corporate-crime cycle.
Aarya KapoorWhat the Arbery case's federal hate crime convictions established
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan were convicted of federal hate crime charges on February 22, 2022 — after the state murder convictions.
Aarya KapoorHow the Purdue Pharma criminal case ended, and what came after
Purdue's 2007 federal guilty plea for misbranding OxyContin was the beginning; the 2020 plea, the bankruptcy, and the Sackler settlements followed a separate track.
Aarya KapoorWhat the college admissions bribery case showed about federal fraud charges
Operation Varsity Blues ended with Rick Singer's six-year sentence in January 2023 — and with acquittals that showed the theory's limits.
Aarya KapoorHow the Murdaugh double murder trial concluded in six weeks
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son on March 2, 2023, and sentenced the next day to two consecutive life terms.
Aarya KapoorWhat the Rittenhouse acquittal turned on in the jury room
A Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on all counts on November 19, 2021, after the state failed to disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
Aarya KapoorWhat the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy verdicts meant
Four Proud Boys leaders were convicted on May 4, 2023, and Enrique Tarrio later received 22 years — the longest January 6 sentence to that date.
Aarya KapoorWhat the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy verdicts established
The November 2022 jury verdicts against Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs were the first seditious conspiracy convictions to reach a verdict in the January 6 prosecutions.
Aarya KapoorHow the FTX case ended in conviction and a 25-year sentence
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on all seven counts he faced on November 2, 2023, and sentenced to 25 years in prison on March 28, 2024.
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