Key Takeaways Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the legal punishment of death for certain qualifying crimes, but

Key Takeaways A denial of post-conviction relief generally leaves the conviction and sentence in effect, but further review may still

Key Takeaways Transgender prisoners retain constitutional protections concerning serious medical needs, protection from known risks of harm, and conditions of

Key Takeaways A defendant can generally appeal a conviction after sentencing by challenging legal errors affecting the conviction, the sentence,

Key Takeaways An overturned conviction means the existing conviction can no longer legally remain in effect, but it does not

Key Takeaways A Michigan eviction judgment is generally appealed from the district court to the circuit court in the same

Key Takeaways Most cases reach the Supreme Court through a certiorari petition after lower-court appeals. State cases generally must raise

Key Takeaways A stay of execution temporarily stops a scheduled execution. It does not overturn the conviction, vacate the death