Explained: Sean “Diddy” Combs Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison
Explained: Sean “Diddy” Combs Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison
Unpacking one of the most high-profile applications of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in years.
Sentencing Transgender Assassins of Supreme Court Justices
Sentencing Transgender Assassins of Supreme Court Justices
Unpacking the eight-year sentence imposed on Sophie Roske, who planned to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh.
On Glossip and Oklahoma Criminal Justice
On Glossip and Oklahoma Criminal Justice
What will Oklahoma do to improve, now that these ugly truths are ‘proclaimed from the rooftops’?
So you are going to law school…
So you are going to law school…
Some advice for the soon-to-be 1L.
Rethinking Law School Exams
Rethinking Law School Exams
Why the lengthy issue spotter?
Crim Book Recommendations
Crim Book Recommendations
Some of the books I like to use in teaching.
Why ‘Henderson’ (or Anyone Else) on Criminal Law and Procedure
Why ‘Henderson’ (or Anyone Else) on Criminal Law and Procedure
Admitting all ego, decisions do simply have to be made.
CrimProf Blog Lives On
A next life for CrimProf Blog.
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants
I appreciate the Fifth Circuit attention—and stand by that work—but a categorical ban is not reasonable.
All the Wrong Questions (Part 3) – Normative Opacity in the Age of Strong AI
All the Wrong Questions (Part 3) – Normative Opacity in the Age of Strong AI
As we achieve more intelligent machines… are there things about criminal justice that we ought to refuse to allow anyone to learn?
Another in the Campus Novel Pantheon – Stoner
Another in the Campus Novel Pantheon – Stoner
It’s no joyous romp through the absurdities of academia, but it’s definitely worthy of a read.
All the Wrong Questions (Part 2) – An Honest Verdict
All the Wrong Questions (Part 2) – An Honest Verdict
The potential for substituting in truly intelligent machines makes me wonder… why do we ask juries the questions we do?
The Reasonableness of Police Force and Supreme Court Concurrences
The Reasonableness of Police Force and Supreme Court Concurrences
Kudos on unanimity regarding straightforward Fourth Amendment law… but boo to an entirely superfluous concurrence.
New York (Predictably) Overcharging Luigi Mangione – Who Needs a Rule of Law?
New York (Predictably) Overcharging Luigi Mangione – Who Needs a Rule of Law?
Why can’t the prosecutor simply follow the law?
All the Wrong Questions (Part 1 Prime) – Pascal on Natural Law
All the Wrong Questions (Part 1 Prime) – Pascal on Natural Law
“Doubtless there are natural laws, but … reason having been corrupted, it corrupted everything.”
Silence During Interrogation and US v. Ward
Silence During Interrogation and US v. Ward
Silence can be inscrutable… but what about when it’s not?
More Federal Failures to Indict
More Federal Failures to Indict
Are we experiencing a grand jury blip, or something that will prove more significant?
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 4) – Ohio v. Diaw
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 4) – Ohio v. Diaw
The Ohio Supreme Court reasonably holds a person retains no reasonable expectation of privacy in a single location datum conveyed to a third party.
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 3) – NJ v. Van Salter
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 3) – NJ v. Van Salter
A divided New Jersey Superior Court appellate panel does good work, but is (understandably) too fixated on the single suspicion standard of probable cause.
No, Chief, Do Not Consider Banning AI
No, Chief, Do Not Consider Banning AI
Intelligence (human or machine) weeps at the ignorance of “banning the use of artificial intelligence in legal proceedings.”
Carpenter AI-Generated Podcast
Carpenter AI-Generated Podcast
Google’s NotebookLM generates a podcast concerning the Carpenter decision.
So you want to go to law school…
So you want to go to law school…
Some advice for the potential applicant.
Crimprof Blog Rises (Again)
Crimprof Blog Rises (Again)
The next chapter begins, with a new home.
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 2) – US v. Chatrie
Let’s Be Reasonable About Geofence Warrants (Part 2) – US v. Chatrie
Eight concurrences and no majority is not getting the job done.
Martin v US (Somewhat) Cleans Up Policing Liability Under the FTCA
Martin v US (Somewhat) Cleans Up Policing Liability Under the FTCA
Unanimously better on the law enforcement proviso and supremacy is good improvement, even with work remaining on ‘discretionary function.’
In Defense of Pardons
An important lever of mercy? Or a kingly vice?
John Cleese on the Serious and the Solemn
John Cleese on the Serious and the Solemn
Potentially moving the ball forward on the place of humor in the contemporary criminal curriculum.
Classroom Generative AI Hallucinations
Classroom Generative AI Hallucinations
When class discussion goes AI-rogue.
All the Wrong Questions – Criminal Adjudication in the Age of Strong AI
All the Wrong Questions – Criminal Adjudication in the Age of Strong AI
The potential for substituting in truly intelligent machines makes me wonder… are we doing this wrong?
On State Search and Seizure
On State Search and Seizure
Several posts concerning state constitutional law of search and seizure.
What Cobra Kai Teaches Profs
What Cobra Kai Teaches Profs
Achieving balance is a lifelong quest that few achieve… whether in the academy or outside it.
Let’s Amend the US Constitution
Let’s Amend the US Constitution
We need practice, so any non-harmful Amendment will do.
A Meh Campus Novel – Moo
Earl Butz and company didn’t do much for me, making Moo a campus novel for which I’ll recommend a (gentle) skip.
Reflecting on a Full Life with Big Fish
Reflecting on a Full Life with Big Fish
How to deliver bad news… Big Fish style.
Rehabilitating Einstein – What Quantum Discomfort Can Teach the Criminal Law
Rehabilitating Einstein – What Quantum Discomfort Can Teach the Criminal Law
When even quantum scientists aren’t sure… what can the criminal law learn but humility?
Has Trump Second Affected the Crim Law Classroom?
Has Trump Second Affected the Crim Law Classroom?
Has the change in administration (and all that goes with) affected your classroom?
Academia’s Farcical Foursome
Academia’s Farcical Foursome
If you find academia absurd, these four novels are for you.
No More Chest Thumping in Iowa – A Garbage Search About-Face
No More Chest Thumping in Iowa – A Garbage Search About-Face
Iowa proves a legal realist’s dream (and privacy failure) in narrowing its state constitutional search protection.
Bar Journals Censoring Criticism of State Judges
Bar Journals Censoring Criticism of State Judges
Do bar journals outside of Oklahoma similarly engage in viewpoint discrimination?
Crim Movie Recommendations
Crim Movie Recommendations
Some of the films I like to use in teaching.
