The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a 26-year-old doctrine that the passion-provocation defense is allowed only in murder cases and not for manslaughter. The Legislature could have ...

In a trial where prosecutors unwittingly helped make the case in support of Kyle Rittenhouse’s right of self-defense, they sought during closing arguments to deprive him of that right by arguing that ...

Provocation is not an innocent act. Under specific circumstances, provocation constitutes a tort or even a crime, especially when it deliberately generates a violent response. There is no binding ...

Russia’s defense chief alleged Sunday that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device, a stark claim that was strongly rejected by U.S., British and Ukrainian officials amid ...

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of carrying out what he described as "yet another large-scale provocation" at the Russian border. "As you know, the Kiev regime has ...