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20 Apr 2017 05:57 PM EST
in what is believed to be the single largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history, Massachusetts’ high court has dismissed 21,587 drug cases. The dismissals bring closure to a five-year legal battle waged by the ACLU of Massachusetts. The battle came after it was revealed that former state chemist Annie Dookhan tampered with and fabricated lab evidence in thousands of cases. Dookhan worked at Hinton State Laboratory between 2003 and 2011. Dookhan pleaded guilty in November 2013 and was sentenced to three to five years in prison.
Corrections officers at a maximum-security prison in Northern California opened fire with live ammunition on inmates to quell a melee on Wednesday that ended with eight guards and seven inmates...More
After a warm welcome in the Middle East and a "fantastic" visit with the pope, U.S. President Donald Trump walks on shakier ground on Thursday when European Union and NATO leaders will press him on defense,...More
CNN legal analyst, Paul Callan is a little disappointed in President Trumps response in the aftermath of the British terror attack that left 22 dead including children. Callan writes of the Presidents...More
