Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system?

As we approach the midterm election, here's a roundup of some of the the latest legal developments.

Horrifically orphaned as a child, Joy Boothe built a house and a new life with her own hands. Now hers are among many building a movement for justice.

Justice, real justice, is not impossible. It’s elusive. It hides from us because our current definition is oriented toward revenge.

Taxpayers not only kept Wall Street afloat, we also subsidized their fines.

A veteran bank regulator lays bare how Washington and Wall Street are joined in a culture of corruption.

In a recent trial, a jury in Sacramento was convinced that “executives intended to make fraudulent loans.”

The same voter ID laws and limits on early voting that debuted in 2012 are back.

After Ferguson, many towns are trying to return military gear supplied by the Defense Department — and finding it impossible.

There's been scant press coverage of the attorney general’s failure to prosecute fraud.