The Supreme Court rejected a petition from a Missouri man sentenced to death over the 2005 killing of a police officer.

Justices Sotomayor and Jackson criticize court’s refusal to clarify criminal appeal rights "Unfortunately, the Court leaves ...

"Once norms are broken, then you're shaking some of the foundation of the rule of law," the justice said at Georgetown Law on ...

Inmates who lose at trial may only appeal the decision if they can demonstrate that reasonable judges could disagree with the ...

The Dominican Republic will host the World Law Congress from May 4 to 6, 2025, organized by the World Jurist Association.

Speaking to a group of law school students, Sotomayor expressed concern about "standards that are being changed." ...

Sotomayor appeared to criticize recent attacks on the courts by President Trump and his allies Friday evening in remarks at ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying the case could have resolved whether one judge's vote is enough to earn an appeal — ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told students at Georgetown University that judges should be “fiercely independent” in ...

The justice made remarks at once cautious and forceful at Georgetown University Law Center, which has called attacks by the ...

Under the federal law governing efforts by state prisoners to seek post-conviction relief in federal courts, prisoners who lose at the trial level can only appeal that decision if they can show that ...