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Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters Oct. 2 on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court (The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate
Oct 10, 2025

Ex-inmate’s run for court clerk stirs debate on exoneration

Calvin Duncan, exonerated after 30 years in prison, faces backlash in New Orleans clerk race as officials challenge his innocence before Saturday’s election.

A rear-end collision at a crosswalk led to the largest 2024 verdict or settlement — $38.23 million — submitted to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. (Depositphotos.com)
Feb 13, 2025

Plaintiffs’ attorneys see notable successes in ’24

By Kallie Cox Plaintiff wins stole the show in civil actions in the state in 2024, resulting in multimillion-dollar awards for wrongful deaths, motor vehicle collisions, gruesome injuries, safety hazards […]

James Pitts, 53, was convicted of obstruction and perjury in a slaying case where he was accused of beating a suspect until he confessed that he had killed a jeweler during a robbery.
Jul 18, 2024

Ex-detective convicted in case where slaying suspect beaten

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective accused of beating a murder suspect to obtain a confession and then lying about it in court has been convicted of obstruction and […]


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