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-- North Carolina has asked the state's supreme court to review a trial court ruling finding racial bias tainted the jury selection at a Black man's capital murder trial, saying the man's case was rendered moot in December when the outgoing governor commuted his sentence, according to a petition filed Monday. The state argued in the petition that North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wayland J.

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North Carolina has asked the state's supreme court to review a trial court ruling finding racial bias tainted the jury selection at a Black man's capital murder trial, saying the man's case was rendered moot in December when the outgoing governor commuted his sentence, according to a petition filed Monday. The state argued in the petition that North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wayland J.

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By Marco Poggio | April 4, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. While the legal industry has long touted the impact of volunteer work, Kristen Sonday, the co-founder and CEO of Paladin, an online platform matching pro bono opportunities with lawyers, said the industry has failed to properly value its impact on recruiting, retention and morale.

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By Marco Poggio | April 4, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Reynolds in the years before his arrest, after entering custody, and more recently. (Courtesy of BakerHostetler attorneys/Alabama Department of Corrections) On trial in 2007 for a triple murder, Michael Wayne Reynolds saw his ex-girlfriend point her finger against him as the perpetrator.

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By Marco Poggio | March 31, 2025, 8:07 PM EDT · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared reluctant to make an exception to a federal law preventing incarcerated people from bringing multiple habeas corpus challenges to their convictions by allowing prisoners to amend their initial habeas petitions while they are still pending on appeal.