Criminal Law

United States v. McClinton

Seventh Circuit Upholds Use of Acquitted Conduct to Triple Sentencing Exposure on a Preponderance of the Evidence.

United States v. Dingwall

Seventh Circuit Holds that Evidence of Battering and Its Effects May Support a Duress Defense

United States v. Wilson

Ninth Circuit Holds That Officer's Warrantless Review of Images Flagged by Google as Apparent Child Sexual Abuse Material Violated Fourth Amendment

United States v. Pangang Group Co.

Ninth Circuit Holds that Certain Chinese State-Owned Companies Are Not Foreign "Instrumentalities" and Thus Lack Immunity Under the FSIA from Criminal Prosecution

Local Prosecution in the Era of Climate Change

Chapter One

The Right to Be Free from Arbitrary Probation Detention

United States v. Bryant

Eleventh Circuit Creates Circuit Split by Holding that the FIRST STEP Act Does Not Grant Courts the Authority to Determine What Circumstances Justify Compassionate Release

In re Humphrey

California Supreme Court Holds Detention Solely Because of Inability to Pay Bail Unconstitutional

Unearthing Original Disputes in Criminal Adjudication