Judge Keith Carsten sentenced Stephan Stern to life in prison without the possibility parole for the murder of 13-yr-old Madeline Soto.

A Central Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter, who went missing ...

A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager.

"I don’t think it’s my bad practice, your honor," the defense attorney pleaded at one point – which the judge dismissed: "We're done." The post 'Your bad practice is not my problem': Judge dresses ...