Criminal Law
Commonwealth v. Eldred
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Drug-Free Probation Requirement Enforceable for Defendant with Substance Use Disorder.
Sentencing
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Prison Abolition
In Spite of Prison
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Feminist Legal Theory
California Judge Recalled for Sentence in Sexual Assault Case
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Effective Assistance of Counsel
The Effects of Holistic Defense on Criminal Justice Outcomes
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Criminal Law
United States v. Walker
District Court Denies Plea Bargain Due to the Public Interest in Understanding the Opioid Epidemic.
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Eighth Amendment
United States v. Slatten
D.C. Circuit Holds It Cruel and Unusual to Impose Mandatory Thirty-Year Sentence on Military Contractors for Gun Charge.
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Sentencing
Lucero v. People
Colorado Supreme Court Holds that Aggregate Term-of-Years Sentences Can Never Implicate Eighth Amendment Restrictions on Juvenile Life Without Parole.
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Criminal Procedure
United States v. McArthur
Eighth Circuit Holds that Generic Burglary Requires Intent at First Moment of Trespass.
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Sentencing
Beckles v. United States
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Statutory Interpretation
State v. Gonzales (Gonzales II)
Supreme Court of Ohio Holds Cocaine Possession Penalties Determined by Total Drug Weight.