For those who work 9-to-5 jobs, a court hearing is nearly impossible to attend without taking time away from the office. Cook County (Illinois) Circuit Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. didn’t want the clock...

I was born and raised in Las Vegas. It has always been my home. In my 50 years, I’ve only been gone for seven years, during college and law school. After graduating, I moved back and felt like I picked...

Capital punishment in the United States has fallen to a 25-year low. That may lead some to conclude that the practice of executing prisoners is itself doomed. Executions declined from 98 in 1999 to ...