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...
Retroactivity Leading Case

Edwards v. Vannoy

Vol. 135 No. 1 A fundamental principle of the rule of law (and indeed, rationality) holds that like cases should be decided alike. The law of retro-activity —...