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Alex Raby
Feb 11, 20197 min read
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”...
Kathryn Canning
Feb 11, 20193 min read
Could a Prisoner be “Unhealthy” Enough to Execute?
There has been a debate on whether a prisoner is “healthy” enough to execute. Consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and this Court’s...
R. Coleman Flowers
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Rehabilitation In Sight
Prison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...
Jazmyne Arnett
Dec 9, 20183 min read
Minimum Time Out from Solitary Confinement Federally Mandated, But What About the States?
It is no secret that solitary confinement can have a detrimental and lasting effect on its victims’ psyche and physical health. The...
Antonio Julio Nunes
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Supreme Court hears case with potential impact on civil forfeiture laws across the country
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the case of Timbs v. Indiana, which poses the question of whether the Excessive Fines...
Belen Crisp
Dec 3, 20182 min read
Long Arm of the Law: Cryptocrime Doesn’t Pay
Although cryptocurrency can be used for positive purposes, its potential for misuse is apparent. Cryptocurrencies can be described as...
Kate Van Allen
Dec 2, 20183 min read
Florida: check, Kentucky: next?
In last month’s midterm elections, Florida voters restored the voting rights of nearly 1.5 million of the state’s citizens. Specifically,...
Sarah Wilson
Nov 29, 20184 min read
Effectiveness of Mandatory Arrest Statutes in Intimate Partner Disputes
Annually in the United States there are about seven million people physically assaulted by an intimate partner. Mandatory arrest laws for...
Ayah Innab
Nov 25, 20182 min read
Dwindling Sanctity of Attorney-Client Confidentiality in Prisons
On October 18, 2018 the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(NACDL} launched a federal suit against the Federal Bureau of...
Abigail Forth
Nov 18, 20186 min read
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...
Brittany Williams
Nov 15, 20184 min read
The Criminalization of Transgender People in the Time of Trump
Over the course of the last decade, transgender people have become victims of a volatile political battleground. Transgender people are...
Spencer Griffin
Nov 14, 20183 min read
Forgiveness for Those Who Forget
The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...
Brigitte Sotto
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Corruption in the Catholic Church
Throughout the past few years, the Catholic Church has been exposed for covering up hundreds and hundreds of sexual assaults. Horror...
Michael Stechschulte
Oct 28, 20184 min read
Loophole to the Double Jeopardy Clause in Jeopardy
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that “No person shall . . . be subject for the same offense to be twice...
Ericka Cruz
Oct 22, 20183 min read
“Operation Streamline” to “Zero-Tolerance” at the Southwest border: How did we get here? A legal br
Zero-Tolerance On April 6, 2018 Attorney General Geoffrey Sessions issued a memorandum to prosecutors along the Southwest border, with...
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