In a split 4-2 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court departed from federal precedent, finding that a defendant’s double jeopardy protections were violated when a trial court declared a mistrial though a jury “spontaneously and unequivocally” signaled it acquitted a defendant of certain offenses. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

The Spanish government must pay Shakira over €60 million ($ 70 million), including interest, after a Madrid court acquitted the Colombian singer of allegations of tax fraud in a long-running dispute over her residency status, the court announced Monday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

A Connecticut man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Hartford and a forensic expert he claims withheld evidence in a murder investigation that led to him being tried twice before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction and a third jury acquitted him of all charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to acquit the cryptocurrency tumbler co-founder of enabling more than $ 1 billion in money laundering transactions, as questions remain even among government officials about criminal liability for software developers of open-source privacy tech. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

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