WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans' confidence in their country's judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35 percent this year, according to a new ...

Andrew Harnik/AP / AP A hard-hitting new study on workplace issues within the federal judiciary finds significant problems with the courts’ effort to police themselves, including lack of oversight, no ...

The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report challenging the effectiveness of specialty courts as an alternative to ...

As the Times Union reported in November, a recent report by Scrutinize and Reinvent Albany found that New York judges effectively decide whether or not to publish their decisions in criminal cases.

NEW YORK CITY — Being a judge is widely considered more than a job by many in the judiciary. In fact, some would even call it a privilege. That said, being on the bench carries immense ...

The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report showing that the US mass incarceration system costs $445 billion annually, ...