ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. What protections do Americans have if a president selects and directs who should ...

For 30 years or more I have been compiling an annual booklet summarizing all the “Criminal Law and Related Decisions” of the Supreme Court, published every summer by the Criminal Law Section of the ...

In 2006, George Alvarez was charged with assaulting a prison guard while awaiting trial on public intoxication. He knew he didn’t do it — the guards actually jumped him — but the ten year mandatory ...

Our Constitution promises all people, regardless of race, equal protection under the law. Yet the San Francisco Police Department has consistently singled out Black people for enforcement of criminal ...

Think of all the rules we follow every day. When someone breaks a rule, there are two separate ways the law steps into fix things: Criminal Law and Civil Law. Both systems handle problems and aim for ...

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