The justices worried that closing off all expectations to appellate waivers would cement unlawful sentencing decisions and bring the judiciary into disrepute.

Sean "Diddy" Combs will return to court Friday to be sentenced, after the jury in his federal sex-crimes trial handed down a split verdict in July, following a case that captured the nation's ...

A former Jefferson County Public Schools teacher and basketball coach has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for sexually abusing teenage boys.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on what limitations should exist for defendants who waive appeals if their sentence would otherwise be illegal.