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Justices Tackle Insanity Defense, Non-Unanimous Juries

By Crime and Justice News | October 8, 2019

The Supreme Court opened its term by hearing cases asking whether the Constitution permits states to abolish the insanity defense or convict defendants absent a unanimous jury.

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At High Court: Can States Eliminate Insanity Defense?

By Crime and Justice News | October 1, 2019

The Supreme Court’s new term begins next week with a fascinating criminal law case, Kahler v. Kansas, that asks a simple question: Can a state eliminate the insanity defense?  The result may prove quite important for criminal law, writes USC law Prof. Orin Kerr.

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Kavanaugh, Round 2: New Book Revives Controversy

By Crime and Justice News | September 16, 2019

Several Democratic presidential candidates called for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s impeachment following publication of excerpts from a new book that adds to the allegations of sexual misconduct in college and questions his truthfulness during his 2018 confirmation battle.

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Gorsuch Cites Agreement With Liberals on Defending the ‘Little Guy’

By Crime and Justice News | September 9, 2019

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is considered a reliable conservative, but in an interview with USA Today promoting his new book, he highlighted cases in which he has joined liberal justices in defense of the “little guy” being surveilled or convicted of a crime.

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How LA Jailhouse Lawyer Helped in High Court Case

By Crime and Justice News | August 5, 2019

Calvin Duncan a 23-year “jailhouse lawyer’ at the Lousiana State Penitentiary in Angola, worked for years on an issue the justices Can someone be convicted by a non-unanimous jury?

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‘Maverick’ Justice John Paul Stevens Dies at 99

By Crime and Justice News | July 17, 2019

Initially a moderate Republican, Stevens became known as a liberal on the bench. He favored gun control and most regretted a vote to revive the death penalty, which he later opposed.

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Supreme Court to Take Up DACA Issue Next Term

By Crime and Justice News | June 28, 2019

A string of lower courts have said that President Trump’s decision to terminate the Obama-era program was based on faulty legal reasoning and that the administration has failed to provide a solid rationale for ending it.

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Supreme Court: Cops Can Use Blood From Unconscious Drivers Without Warrant

By Crime and Justice News | June 27, 2019

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether implied consent is consistent with the Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable searches.

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High Court Rules for Sex Offender in Sentence Challenge

By Crime and Justice News | June 26, 2019

The justices ruled 5-4 that a federal law requiring sex offenders to return to prison based on a judge’s new findings is unconstitutional. Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for himself and the court’s four liberal justices.

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Stop and Fix? How the ‘High-Crime Area’ Defense Has Licensed Bad Policing

By James M. Doyle | June 24, 2019

Almost 20 years after a Supreme Court ruling that police are justified stopping and frisking individuals in areas considered “high crime,” a new study shows the designation is both subjective and biased. TCR’s legal columnist says it’s time to scrap the concept.

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    By TCR Staff | December 1, 2017

    Moyers was honored as TCR's 2018 "Justice Media Trailblazer." Watch the video of his remarks at the Feb 15, 2018 John Jay College dinner here.

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    Fixing ‘Barbaric’ Prison and Jail Conditions Called ‘Missing Link’ in Reform
    By TCR Staff | 3 hours ago

    A law professor at Loyola University says it's crucial to look at “every aspect of a person’s confinement" — from the temperature of the facility and the availability of medical and mental health services, to prison rules regarding religion, discipline and visitation — in order to better address the impact of mass incarceration.

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    Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner responded to President Donald Trump’s attacks against him, inviting the president to come discuss criminal justice reform and casting Trump’s comments as a sign of political weakness,

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    Harvey Weinstein Settlement Could Near $47 Million
    By Crime and Justice News | 7 hours ago

    Weinstein, his former associates, insurers and accusers have reached a nearly $47 million tentative settlement of almost all the civil cases pending against him, some $25 million of which will compensate women who have accused the Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct.

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    New KY Gov Restoring Voting Rights to 100,000 Felons
    By Crime and Justice News | 7 hours ago

    Gov. Andy Beshear, promised in his inauguration speech to sign an order restoring the vote to more than 100,000 of the estimated 240,000 Kentuckians who have completed felony sentences. He said they “have done wrong in the past but are doing right now,”

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