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.
Cases
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.
What 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.
How 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.
What 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.
How 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.