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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Are Justices Alito and Thomas "activist" judges?

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided 8-1 (per Justice Sonia Sotomayor) that the automobile exception does not justify police officers intru...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Back at it

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Hope everyone had a nice and relaxing weekend. We’re nearing the end of the Supreme Court Term, with lots of big and interesting decisions ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

11th Circuit laments inability to address Brady violations; asks for en banc review; UPDATED — 11th also decides important border search issue of cell phones, noting circuit conflict

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This entire Judge Rosenbaum opinion ( Scott v. U.S. ) is worth reading.  The intro goes like this: Prosecutors are “servant[s] of the law”...
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Monday, May 21, 2018

Do you like Gorsuch's writing style?

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There has been quite a bit made of Justice Gorsuch's writing style ( many do not like it ). He wrote two opinions today, and even in a ...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Vetting Room's take on 11th Circuit Nominee Britt Grant

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President Trump has nominated Georgia Justice Britt Grant to the 11th Circuit.  The Vetting Room has a very informative and lengthy post abo...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Eleventh Circuit orders en banc hearing on whether “the risk of force clause in 18 U.S.C. sec. 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague in light of Sessions v. Dimaya?”

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The original 11th Circuit ruling by Judge Hull (joined by W. Pryor and Tjoflat) is  here  (U.S. v. Ovalles). The letter listing the iss...
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Monday, May 14, 2018

More on Trump's judicial appointments (UPDATED WITH SUPREME COURT RULINGS)

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UPDATE.  A bunch of SCOTUS decisions this morning, including the gambling and rental car cases.  Still no Carpenter.    The Congression...
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Thursday, May 10, 2018

"Prosecutorial misconduct — especially the unlawful withholding of exculpatory evidence from the defense — is rampant across the country, yet prosecutors themselves are hardly ever held accountable."

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That's a quote from this Cato Institute article on prosecutorial misconduct.  This is one of the dirty little secrets of the criminal ju...
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