Court Digest
Published: December 24, 2025
Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous
juries to sentence people to death, cementing the lowest bar in the
country for death sentences at a time when the state is driving a
national increase in executions.
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City to reform police after racist texts scandal and lawsuit
December 24, 2025A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement a series of reforms, officials announced Friday.
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Courts
- Case management initiative helps courts strengthen outcomes for children, families - December 24, 2025
- Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration - December 24, 2025
- DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled - December 23, 2025
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State
- Michigan Supreme Court makes Ingham County appointments - December 24, 2025
- Court administrator sworn in as chair of SBM’s Representative Assembly - December 23, 2025
- Unemployment weekly benefit rate increases Jan. 1, 2026 - December 22, 2025
- Court conducts public administrative hearing - December 22, 2025
Nation
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- Former judge sentenced to 12 years in prison for using public funds for vacations, personal purchases
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Attorney sentenced to 25 years in prison after taking client money for gambling
- Ex-DLA Piper partner accused of assault by former associate
- Legal leaders shoulder more stress, new survey shows
- Some noncitizens may have Second Amendment rights, federal appeals court says
