One defendant on the rocket docket, Damian Warner, actually pleaded guilty in October and got 30 years in prison for aggravated assault. His name mistakenly was placed on the list because a member of ...

The short-staffed Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office relies on a quick court with a “menu” of sentences to match minor crimes in order to juggle thousands of cases the office couldn’t ...

In December, former President Joe Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill that many federal judges, including those in Florida, wanted to see pass. The legislation would have added 63 new federal judges over ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A new report evaluating a fast-track immigration program begun last year by the Biden administration for asylum-seekers finds that many aren’t getting legal counsel.

LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) – It's designed to speed up court proceedings and free up jail space. Some know it as "Rocket Docket" and say it's a new answer to an old problem: jail overcrowding. "We're always ...

About 40 years ago, the judge who ran the federal courthouse in Alexandria decided that justice was being dispensed too slowly for his liking. He vowed to speed things up. Next thing most lawyers knew ...