Courts & Criminal Justice

A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.

Amber Guyger's attorneys argue the evidence in the previous trial was legally insufficient to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt.

The new policy comes after a recent report found Black and Latino residents in Dallas are more likely to be arrested for low-level offenses.

When jurors report for duty each morning in Derek Chauvin's trial, they do so as a group, escorted into the courthouse building by sheriff's deputies.

Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead said there was no probable cause and ordered the release of Bryan Riser on Wednesday.

Seven officers involved in the death of 26-year-old Marvin Scott III have been terminated. An eighth officer has resigned.

The Collin County sheriff is calling the death of a 26-year-old Black man in his jail a “profound tragedy,” and asking the community for patience as investigations proceed.

Benjamine Spencer has been in prison for 34 years for a murder and robbery he says he didn't commit.

The DFW Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on municipal courts to allow head coverings after receiving complaints from people who've been told they can't enter a courtroom.

Brandon Bernard and Alfred Bourgeois, scheduled to be executed this week, would be the ninth and 10th people executed by President Donald Trump's administration this year.

Researchers at Tarleton State University will focus on how data can be used to improve the quality of policing in Texas. The Institute for Predictive Analytics in Criminal Justice will dig into hot button issues in policing and try to find answers using science.

Drug laws are the same all across Texas, but enforcement varies from county to county. And in Tarrant County, District Attorney Sharen Wilson says rehabilitation is a better way to deal with drugs.