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Santa Claus: Benefactor or Burglar?
In a few weeks, Santa Claus is coming to town. While that is an exciting prospect for the vast majority of children who celebrate Christmas, it’s apparently a terrifying thought to my four-year-old...
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What are the legal issues with Hillary Clinton’s email controversy?
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER Yesterday and this morning, the Iowa Caucus dominated headlines relating to Hillary Clinton – which was surely a welcome relief for her and her presidential campaign after Friday....
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Today in 1940: SCOTUS rules that confessions obtained by police coercion are...
A commonly used trope in police dramas is a suspect sitting in a police interrogation room with one or more law enforcement officers. The officers are attempting to pressure the suspect into...
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Today in 1986: SCOTUS rules that defendant wasn’t prejudiced by attorney’s...
As many practicing attorneys are aware, many clients make a plethora of demands of their attorneys, some of them unreasonable. One variety of such demands is a nightmare for many attorneys: That the...
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Today in 1821: SCOTUS rules it has jurisdiction over state criminal cases...
If a case involves any dispute of federal law, including the Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review – even if the case originates in a state court. That much is well settled....
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SCOTUS Brings Stun Guns Under Second Amendment
REUTERS/SEBASTIEN NOGIER On Monday, in Caetano v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court concluded that stun guns are protected by the Second Amendment. In its brief per curiam decision, the Court...
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Armed Career Criminals: Is the holding that the “residual clause” of the...
Federal law forbids certain people from shipping, possessing, or receiving any firearm or ammunition, and violators face up to 10 years’ maximum imprisonment. However, under the Armed Career Criminal...
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Did the U.S. ratify a contract with a drug snitch?
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims found many material facts in dispute on whether the government ratified an unauthorized contract with “confidential human source” Julio Villars. And so, Judge Lydia Kay...
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Is Street Harassment A Crime?
REUTERS/STRINGER Catcalling. Unabashed ogling. Attacking. Killing. Street harassment is a long-standing issue dismissed by perpetrators as natural, playful, even complimentary. Unfortunately,...
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Today in 1980: SCOTUS rules on definition of “interrogation” in Miranda context
The Miranda warning, created by the 1966 Supreme Court ruling Miranda v. Arizona, is one of the most iconic statements in criminal law. The warning, which is meant to protect individuals from...
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