Virginia university didn’t know of student’s conviction before campus shooting, report says

RICHMOND, Va. — A student who spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State and who opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University in March was not asked about his criminal history before or after he was readmitted to the school in Norfolk, Virginia, according to an investigative report … Read more

Bryan Kohberger challenges conviction in Idaho murders

Bryan Kohberger, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, is challenging his conviction.   Kohberger, a former criminal justice doctoral student, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday, court records show. CBS News has requested a copy of the petition. Kohberger is representing himself. Kohberger first revealed … Read more

Bryan Kohberger files a petition to challenge his guilty plea and conviction

Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is seeking to abandon his guilty plea and wants his day in court. Kohberger, who pleaded guilty in July 2025 to avoid a quadruple murder trial and is currently serving four life sentences, filed a “petition for post conviction relief” Monday … Read more

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony appeal his murder conviction in track meet stabbing

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony filed an appeal Tuesday and requested a new trial for the former student-athlete convicted in the fatal stabbing of another student at a Texas track meet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A jury sentenced 17-year-old Anthony to 35 years in prison … Read more

Appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction, but says he must be resentenced

An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him. A three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously issued the decision.  “We are disappointed by today’s decision and respectfully disagree with the Court of Appeal’s conclusions regarding the … Read more

Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz

The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose case shocked New York City and changed the way parents watched over their kids. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court … Read more

Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing NYC boy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices dissented. Prosecutors had been … Read more

Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test … Read more