Criminal Justice
George Washington and the Emoluments Clauses
The Practices of our First President Suggest That President Trump is not violating the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses
Is intelligence "reform" a self-licking ice cream cone and compliance trap?
Episode 283 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Florida Cops Went to Absurd Lengths to Entrap Man Who Showed No Interest in Underage Sex
Sarasota deputies violated best practices and ethical standards for sting operations.
Severability Doctrine in the Fifth Circuit
At least two judges favor Justice Thomas's approach to severability
Can a federal agency's policy pre-empt state law?
Justices Thomas and Gorusch write that an executive-branch policy is not "'Law' for purposes of the Supremacy Clause."
All Courts Should Abolish the Need for Amici to Seek Leave of the Parties
And pro hac vice fees should be waived for counsel representing amici pro bono
Maui Mayor Won't Settle Clean Water Act Case
Efforts to take Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund off the Supreme Court's docket hit a snag.
Jesus Told Me the Answer
The question was, "Why is Jesus a common name in some Spanish-language cultures, but not other Christian cultures"?
Federal Judge: Florida Can't Block Felons From Regaining Voting Rights For Inability to Pay Fines
The ruling is a partial victory for civil liberties groups, who argue that lawmakers were subverting a constitutional amendment expected to restore voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians.
Georgia Intends to Execute This Man, Whether or Not He Pulled the Trigger
A DNA test might show that he didn't fire the shot that killed a clerk in 1994. But the law says he'd be guilty anyway.
New York City Council Votes To Build Four New Jails and To Close Notorious Rikers Island
But can the city commit to reducing its jail population—and will Rikers' infamous culture just be transplanted to the new jails?
'This Is a Culture War': Sex Work Decriminalization Bill in D.C. Draws 14 Hours of Passionate Public Testimony
From morning till past midnight, supporters and opponents of a bill to decriminalize prostitution offered starkly different visions of safety and rights.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Golf swingers, a gangrenous finger, and the ancient concept of "frolic."
Prison Guard Who Hid While Inmate Raped a Nurse Cannot Be Sued, Federal Court Rules
The 7th Circuit said the guard is protected by qualified immunity.
'Police Violence Is Also Gun Violence' Says Julian Castro, Arguing Against Mandatory Gun Buybacks
The former HUD Secretary is still terrible on guns, but at least he recognizes some of the costs of actually enforcing gun laws.
The Latest Synagogue Shooting Is Not an Excuse To Regulate Livestreams
Violent bigots were targeting Jews long before they could broadcast the carnage.
Fort Worth Police Chief Explains Why Atatiana Jefferson's Welfare Check Turned Deadly
"There is absolutely no excuse for this incident," said Police Chief Edwin Kraus.
An Illinois Lawmaker Wants to Reinstate the Death Penalty to Deter Shootings
Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011.
Who Is, and Is Not, On the Demand Justice #SCOTUS (Not-So) Shortlist?
Omitting all "partners at corporate law firms" excludes most judges from Hillary Clinton's hypothetical shortlist
The Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson in Her Own Home Has Resigned
Mayor Betsy Price: "The gun is irrelevant. She was in her own home caring for an 8-year-old nephew. [Jefferson] was a victim."
States Are Easing Arbitrary Licensing Barriers to Work for People With Criminal Records
This year, Mississippi and North Carolina both ditched a vague "good moral character" clause that kept occupational licensing out of reach for people with criminal records.
Texas Police Fatally Shot a Woman in Her Own Home After a Neighbor Asked for a Welfare Check
The neighbor later said, "If I had never dialed the police department, she'd still be alive."
Silicon Valley Is Helping Expunge Marijuana Convictions
California is turning to tech solution to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
"Let Us Restore to Social Intercourse …
that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things."
The legal-historical amnesia of using tax exemptions to punish political beliefs
A tool for viewpoint discrimination has an anti-LGBT history, too
Russia Sentences Israeli-American Traveler to 7.5 Years in Prison for 9 Grams of Pot
Naama Issachar, a 26-year-old woman who was arrested while catching a connecting flight in Moscow, was charged with drug smuggling.
This Case, Which Resulted in a 20-Year Prison Sentence, Supposedly Showed How Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Lets People Get Away With Murder
Michael Drejka said he had to shoot Markeis McGlockton in self-defense. Jurors disagreed.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
A spate of bad lawyering, a spate of congressional subpoenas, and finding love in prison.
More in the "Copyright Troll" Saga
"This judge joins the chorus of those telling this attorney [Richard P. Liebowitz] to clean up his act."
