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Cain Velasquez petition for writ of habeas corpus denied by California appellate court
MMA Junkie via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoAn appeal filed by the legal team of incarcerated former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has...
Why the CJ Rice case is all too common — and his exoneration an anomaly
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“Justice Delayed: The Story of C.J. Rice” will air on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” Sunday...
C.J. Rice conviction overturned
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoC.J. Rice could soon be a free man. Rice, whose case and ineffective representation in court we told you about on CNN and in a cover story in The...
Jessie Dotson, convicted Lester Street killer on death row, petitions for new legal outcome
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJessie Dotson, the man convicted of six murders in the notorious Lester Street killings, is...
The U.S. Prison System Doesn't Value True Justice
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Getty Images A Maryland judge recently overturned the conviction of Adnan Syed, a middle-aged man imprisoned for murdering his high school...
Happy the elephant is not a person, court rules
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA yearslong legal attempt to get Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, transferred to an elephant sanctuary failed Tuesday when New York's...
Pregnant Florida inmate seeks release, says baby didn’t commit crime
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(NewsNation) — A pregnant inmate in Florida is trying to be released from prison on the grounds that...
Opinion: Why shouldn't elephants have rights? They're intelligent beings who can feel joy and sorrow
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThere's a petition to release elephants from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, and Ojai recently became the...
Judge Rejects Petition For New DNA Testing On Evidence In West Memphis Three Murders
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA judge has denied a request for new DNA testing of evidence in the high-profile West Memphis Three...
Nicholas Goldberg: Are animals entitled to basic legal rights just like people?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHappy, a nearly 50-year-old Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo, was the subject of a four-year-long...