The death penalty has reserved a frequent spot in the Supreme Court docket; the most recent case in 2014 addressed botched injections. On...

Correctional facilities’ attempt to balance security and inmates’ constitutional rights often skews in favor of security. However, in a...

The Supreme Court ruled (by 5-4 majority decision) that the revealing nature of CSLI data invokes a “reasonable expectation of privacy”...

The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...

As the fall semester begins for students, October brings the beginning of another Supreme Court session. The Supreme Court has...

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...

Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court on July 31, 2018. He was often the swing vote of many of the most ideological...

In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial...

On February 22, 2017, Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion vacating and remanding Buck v....