trial venue

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the 2022 conviction of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., after concluding federal prosecutors brought the charges in the wrong location. Fortenberry, who represented Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District from 2005... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the government can retry defendants whose conviction was overturned on appeal because the case was originally heard in an improper venue. The case arose from the criminal prosecution of Timothy Smith, a... Read More