Crime
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Graffiti destruction, vagrant ousting, and restored voting rights.
Three thought experiments: How can Congress structurally reform the federal clerkship program?
What if Congress standardized the hiring process, imposed minimum qualifications, and converted term clerks to career clerks?
Cass Sunstein's plan to limit the President's control over the Justice Department
Sunstein's two proposals would conflict with the Morrison v. Olson majority opinion
Chicago Judge Says His Bail Reforms Were a Success. But Independent Reviews Show Flaws and More Crimes.
Did Cook County overdo it and let too many dangerous defendants free?
Right to Removal of "Inaccurate, Irrelevant, Inadequate, or Excessive" Information About People …
proposed as a "Right to be Forgotten Act" in Iowa, apparently prompted in part by the Carson King controversy.
Joe Biden Is Happy To Talk About Michael Bloomberg's Stop-and-Frisk Record Because It Distracts From His Own Terrible Crime Policies
"The policy was abhorrent," Biden said of Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk program. Yes, but so was pretty much every criminal justice policy Biden pushed through the Senate.
"Writer's Safe Faces Search Ahead of France Pedophilia Trial"
Am I the only one who parsed this the wrong way at first?
Bail Reform in Chicago Appears to Have Increased Crime
A reanalysis of data from the Cook County courts suggests that as more defendants were released before trial, more crimes resulted
New Op-Ed in the Washington Post: "The Constitution does not place a wall between the president and the Justice Department"
"If Trump has the power to nullify a sentence after it has been imposed, he also has the far less significant power to inveigh against the severity of a sentence in advance."
The gun guy and illegal militia founder who became President: George Washington
Our first President understood that armed citizens are essential to American freedom
Can a State Police Officer Search a Car Based on Probable Cause of a Federal Marijuana Crime?
A fun case about cross-enforcement of the Fourth Amendment now before the Ninth Circuit.
"If Jesus Was a Jew, Why Does He Have a Puerto Rican First Name?"
A supposedly "offensive" quote from Michael Bloomberg -- but that just shows how easily some people are offended.
Judge Sentelle Smacks Down the Trump Administration
The D.C. Circuit makes short work of the Medicaid work rules.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Canine due process, feline endangerment, and civil contempt.
Bernie Sanders' Alternative to Court-Packing is Almost as Bad
It may be better only in so far as it is much more likely to get invalidated by the courts.
Judge Bumatay's Originalist Eighth Amendment dissent from denial of rehearing en banc
"The Eighth Amendment’s history and original understanding are of vital importance to this case."
New York Police Try To Pin Gang Witness's Death on Criminal Justice Reforms
The state’s new rules requiring information-sharing with defense lawyers are not to blame here.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Fireburn, puppycide, and the DOJ beggars belief.
Michelle Carter Released from Prison Early
The Supreme Court had denied cert in the texting suicide case
Op-Ed in New York Times on Trump's Impeachment Trial Brief
"Don’t Impeach Trump for Acting Like a Politician "
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Member Of The Federalist Society?
The Judicial Conference Doesn't Want Judges to Be Members.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Anti-Libel Injunction, Rejects Overbroad Portion
The opinion, though, is not binding precedent, so the question whether anti-libel injunctions are unconstitutional prior restraints remains not fully settled.
Google v. Oracle
The Supreme Court now has before it a case in which some very important copyright principles are at stake.
