Constitutional Law Leading Case

Samia v. United States

Vol. 137 No. 1 The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause promotes “the protection of innocence,” due process, and fair trials by extending to criminal defendants the right to cross-examine...
Due Process Note

Dialectal Due Process

Vol. 136 No. 7 The principle of the arbitrariness of the sign is not doubted by anyone, but it is often easier to discover a truth than to...
Criminal Procedure Leading Case

Vega v. Tekoh

Vol. 136 No. 1 Miranda v. Arizona is perhaps the best-known criminal justice decision in American history, bringing the privilege against self-incrimination “to the informal proceedings in the...
Habeas Corpus Leading Case

Shinn v. Ramirez

Vol. 136 No. 1 Ten years ago, the Supreme Court held in Martinez v. Ryan that ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel, in an initial-review proceeding, may establish cause...