May 14, 2018
A Louisiana man convicted of murdering three family members has won a new trial from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, after the court held that his own lawyer's admission of his guilt violated his rights.
January 17, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court justices had tough questions Wednesday for both sides in the appeal of a death row inmate who says his constitutional rights were violated when his lawyer admitted the Louisiana man had killed his wife's family despite the man's emphatic demand not to plead guilty.
January 15, 2018
A lawyer’s courtroom betrayal of his client in a Louisiana murder trial is likely the juiciest item on the Supreme Court’s oral argument calendar this week, but other cases involving the right of appeal in consolidated cases and a controversial question under the Fair Labor Standards Act could have major implications for the appellate and employment bars. Here's what to expect.