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Analysis of major changes to criminal law and its impact
By Avalon Zoppo | December 26, 2023
"The Constitution plainly requires that a criminal defendant be tried in the place where the criminal conduct occurred," appeals court says.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 19, 2023
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Meadows' request, affirming a lower court opinion from September. The ruling is a win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case and is seeking to try the remaining defendants in a single trial in a Georgia state court.
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By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | December 19, 2023
The New York Court of Appeals released 18 opinions in November, the most in a single month in more than four years. One such opinion was 'People v. Cuencas' , in which the Court of Appeals considered whether the police had a reasonable basis to believe that a third party provided consent to enter a premises where the police found and arrested the defendants without a warrant.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 15, 2023
Mark Meadows, who is charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others, is accused of scheming to keep the Republican in power after Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020. Meadows testified at a hearing in August that the actions detailed in the sweeping indictment were taken as part of his job.
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By Jonah Rosenbaum | December 15, 2023
Though the barriers to overturning a wrongful conviction remain staggering—particularly here in Pennsylvania, where jurisdictional bars to reviewing a conviction hold firm even in the face of compelling evidence of actual innocence—this awareness has led directly to innocent Pennsylvanians coming home.
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By Paul Shechtman | December 15, 2023
In September, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in 'Smith v. Arizona,' which requires the court to reconsider its precedents on the admissibility of forensic evidence under the Confrontation Clause. As numerous courts and commentators have observed, the court's decisions, especially its 4-1-4 decision in Williams v. Illinois, have left the law muddled. Will 'Smith' provide clarity?
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By Avalon Zoppo | December 13, 2023
The GOP senators also directed intense questioning toward Third Circuit pick Adeel Mangi over his role on an advisory board to the Rutgers' Center for Security, Race and Rights.
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By Justin Henry | December 12, 2023
A look at the career and impact of John Gleeson, one of The American Lawyer's 2023 Lifetime Achievement honorees.
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By Jimmy Hoover | December 11, 2023
Prosecutor Jack Smith wants the Supreme Court to quickly rule on former President Donald Trump's immunity claims to meet a March 2024 trial date on charges related to the 2020 election.
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By Avalon Zoppo | December 7, 2023
"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.
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