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"While Wisconsin courts ruled Dassey's confession was voluntary, a federal magistrate judge and a three-judge appeals court panel disagreed, saying he should be retried or released from prison. Then, in late 2017, the full appeals court ruled 4-3 that the state courts' determination that Dassey's confession was voluntary was reasonable, meaning no release or retrial. The Supreme Court's announcement it wouldn't take the case left that decision in place."

"The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that a police officer is not justified in stopping and searching an automobile merely because he smells the presence of marijuana. The Supreme Judicial Court took up the case of Benjamin Cruz to clarify the legal impact of a 2008 voter referendum that had decriminalized possession of less than one ounce of pot in the Bay State."

"The Iowa Supreme Court has banned life prison sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of First-Degree Murder. The court ruled 4-3 Friday that the punishment amounts to cruel and unusual punishment under the Iowa Constitution."

"The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out the drunken driving conviction of a northwest Iowa man, saying a police stop based on an anonymous tip violated the man's constitutional protection against improper searches."

"The 14-page opinion issued by the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the "ancient gesture of insult is not the basis for a reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or impending criminal activity.""

"The high court will hear oral arguments Monday in the first examination of free speech rights and social media. The outcome of the groundbreaking case, Elonis v. U.S., could decide the limits of what you post online."

"The fate of Curtis Flowers may well hinge on how the U.S. Supreme Court views the removal of a handful of African-Americans from jury selection at his 2010 trial. The key issue is whether the prosecutor in the case, Doug Evans, violated Flowers' rights by dismissing black jurors because of their race, which is unconstitutional. IN THE DARK   Episode 12: Before the Court"

"The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a recent trend of leniency for minors convicted of serious crimes and said judges need not specifically find "permanent incorrigibility" before sentencing juvenile murderers to life in prison without the possibility of parole."

Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) -- A 14-year-old suspected of shooting a baby in the coastal city of Brunswick, Georgia, will make his first appearance in court at 9:30 a.m. ET Monday, according to a court clerk. Two teen boys were charged with murder Friday. The 14-year-old isn't being named because he's a minor.

It angers me when people just don't think about their actions. And these boys had the nerve to go and try to take money from this lady and then shoot her then kill her son what is wrong with people these days I mean seriously.

HAIFA, Israel -- An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations that Israel was at fault over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza.

In a precedent-setting decision, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday that random body searches of clothed women prisoners--including of their breast and genital areas--by male guards at a Washington prison violated the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The U.S.

"Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed the 135-page document with Wisconsin Appeals Court District II on Monday. Avery is appealing his 2007 conviction of 1st degree intentional homicide in the murder of freelance photographer Halbach."

"The Supreme Court refused this week to review the murder conviction of an Idaho man who was prevented by state law from offering an insanity defense. Does this encourage other states to dismantle a central principle of law: that a defendant should not be held criminally responsible when mental illness makes it impossible for him to tell right from wrong."

"Any individuals that were convicted of a driving under the Influence charge in the County or District Courts of Dodge County during this time period can seek legal counsel to review their cases."

"The city of Cleveland will pay $6 million to settle the federal lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy killed by police gunfire in November 2014, according to a settlement announced Monday in U.S. District Court."

Drew Peterson made an appearance in an Illinois courtroom Friday for the first time in almost two years. Friday's hearing was the first step toward a trial in the case that has taken since Peterson's attorneys appealed the admissibility of hearsay statements made by his dead ex-wife. Peterson's attorneys eventually lost that appeal.

" A second soldier accused of driving an Asian-American private to suicide has received a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to reduced charges in a court-martial at Fort Bragg."