SCOTUS Update: Bucklew v. Precythe
The death penalty has reserved a frequent spot in the Supreme Court docket; the most recent case in 2014 addressed botched injections. On...
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Caroline Koch
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
SCOTUS Sets Lethal Precedent: The Case of Domineque Ray
Correctional facilities’ attempt to balance security and inmates’ constitutional rights often skews in favor of security. However, in a...
Alex Raby
- Feb 11, 2019
- 7 min
Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protection to Cell Phone Location Data
The Supreme Court ruled (by 5-4 majority decision) that the revealing nature of CSLI data invokes a “reasonable expectation of privacy”...
Abigail Forth
- Nov 18, 2018
- 6 min
SCOTUS Update: Garza v. Idaho
On October 30, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Garza v. Idaho. In this case, the petitioner, Gilberto...
Spencer Griffin
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Forgiveness for Those Who Forget
The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...
Stephanie Lauria
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Death by Blood Asphyxiation, Felon-enhanced Sentences for “Slight Resistance”, and more SCOTUS Cases
As the fall semester begins for students, October brings the beginning of another Supreme Court session. The Supreme Court has...
Kathryn Canning
- Oct 7, 2018
- 5 min
Confessing to a Serious Crime
There has been a debate on whether there is a split between state courts on the issue of what makes a suspect “in custody”. Some state...
Lisa Sendrow
- Sep 10, 2018
- 4 min
Evolving Standards of Decency: Will Kavanaugh Transform the Death Penalty the way Kennedy did?
Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court on July 31, 2018. He was often the swing vote of many of the most ideological...
Apoorva Deshmukh
- Apr 2, 2018
- 4 min
SCOTUS Update: United States v. Microsoft Corporation
On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court heard oral argument for United States v. Microsoft Corporation. The case considered whether a...
Jenna Holmes
- Apr 16, 2017
- 6 min
Maryland Bail Reform Up in the Air
In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial...
Kaitlin Bigger
- Mar 15, 2017
- 5 min
Update: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Buck v. Davis, Finding Ineffective Assistance of C
On February 22, 2017, Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion vacating and remanding Buck v....
Nicole Navarro
- Nov 14, 2016
- 3 min
Blocking Sex Offenders from Social Media: Packingham v. North Carolina
In 2008, North Carolina passed N.C.G.S.A. § 14-202.5, a statute placing a ban on registered sex offenders from accessing social media...
Kaitlin Bigger
- Nov 8, 2016
- 2 min
"Indefensible": Recent Supreme Court Case Highlights Continued Racial Bias in Death Penalt
Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...
Maria Thompson
- Nov 8, 2016
- 4 min
Privacy in the Time of Birchfield
In the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Court held that police officers do not need a warrant to...
Samantha Findling
- Sep 6, 2016
- 4 min
Racism in Jury Selection
When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...
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