Category Archives: SCOTUS
FBI Wins Narrow Victory in Surveillance Case
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the Twin Towers in New York City, America was besieged with fear, suspicion,…
Political Fissures Rip the U.S. Supreme Court
“Equal justice under law,” by its own admission, is the core constitutional purpose of the U.S. Supreme Court. In fulfilling this purpose, the nine…
After Focusing on Muslims, FBI Acknowledges White Supremacists Greatest Domestic Threat
This past May, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas told the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee that white supremacists are “the…
SCOTUS Eases Limits on “Life Without Parole” for Juveniles
According to the Sentencing Project , there are more than 206,000 people serving life sentences in the United States—6,000 of whom are women. More…
Curtis Flowers Freed After 6 Trials, 23 Years
Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the murders of four people in the small northern Mississippi town of Winona. The murders at the…
Texas High Court Allows Bad Lawyering in Death Penalty Cases
Defending a person charged in a serious criminal case, under the best of circumstances, is a difficult task and an extraordinary professional responsibility. Defending…
Will SCOTUS Apply Unanimous Verdict Ruling Retroactively?
As we pointed out in a March 2019 post, the Framers of this nation’s Constitution expressly recognized the fundamental right to a trial by…
SCOTUS Says Officer’s Assumption Enough to Stop Vehicle
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas that gives law enforcement greater discretionary latitude in…
Partisan Justice Forces Voting During Pandemic
“The most sacred of the duties of a government is to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens,” the third president of…
Supreme Court Upholds Exception to Double Jeopardy, Stare Decisis in Trouble
Most people share the common misunderstanding that under our constitution a person cannot twice be put in jeopardy for the same offense. This legal…
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