convictions

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The firm would represent the president in appeals of his felony convictions for falsifying records and a civil-fraud judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Citing a series of violent crimes that followed criminal defendants being spared of convictions due to diagnosed mental illnesses, state lawmakers have pushed forward legislation backed by California prosecutors to limit who can qualify.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

United States that allows additional habeas motions to challenge convictions that inmates allege were unconstitutional.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

This will require you to cultivate the courage of your own convictions, since you will need to believe you’re right and the market is wrong.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 4, 2026

But there are likely hundreds of other people imprisoned after an evaluation by "Dr. Seger" whose convictions have never been reviewed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson