Brigitte SottoApr 9, 20193 min readSCOTUS Update: Flowers v. MississippiWhen it comes to criminal cases, jury selection is quite vital. Jurors can make or break a case, and attorneys around the country have...
Kate Van AllenMar 4, 20192 min readSCOTUS Update: Bucklew v. PrecytheThe death penalty has reserved a frequent spot in the Supreme Court docket; the most recent case in 2014 addressed botched injections. On...
Alex RabyFeb 11, 20197 min readSupreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protection to Cell Phone Location DataThe Supreme Court ruled (by 5-4 majority decision) that the revealing nature of CSLI data invokes a “reasonable expectation of privacy”...
Spencer GriffinNov 14, 20183 min readForgiveness for Those Who ForgetThe Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...