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Double Jeopardy Same Offense Stays the Same… For Now
The Court unanimously agrees that Congress intended only a single conviction, ending the matter… except to Gorsuch.
categories: adjudication, cases of interest, constitution, crimprof blog, fifth amendment, scholarship, slider, supreme courtTags: double jeopardy
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Brigham City Emergency Aid Lives On
The Court unanimously, as expected, sticks to its sui generis rule.
categories: cases of interest, constitution, fourth amendment, investigation, privacy, slider, supreme court
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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.
categories: criminal law, crimprof blog, fifth amendment, sentencing, sixth amendment, slider, supreme court
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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.’
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The Reasonableness of Police Force and Supreme Court Concurrences
Kudos on unanimity regarding straightforward Fourth Amendment law… but boo to an entirely superfluous concurrence.
categories: bench and bar, cases of interest, crimprof blog, fourth amendment, jurisprudence, slider, supreme court
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On Glossip and Oklahoma Criminal Justice
What will Oklahoma do to improve, now that these ugly truths are ‘proclaimed from the rooftops’?
categories: bench and bar, cases of interest, constitution, crimprof blog, ethics, slider, supreme court