News Roundup (April 9, 2010)
Jeff Welty
It’s been quite a while since I assembled a news roundup, and as usual, there are more interesting, relevant news items than I can reasonably fit into a post. I’ll […]
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April 9, 2010
It’s been quite a while since I assembled a news roundup, and as usual, there are more interesting, relevant news items than I can reasonably fit into a post. I’ll […]
READ POST "News Roundup (April 9, 2010)"March 29, 2010
The big news at this time of year is usually basketball-related, and Duke’s fantastic win last night to earn a Final Four berth certainly deserves mention. But because not everyone […]
READ POST "News Roundup (March 29, 2010)"March 19, 2010
Several interesting stories have cropped up over the past week. 1. In Moore County, a woman who was convicted in district court of DWI and speeding was acquitted on trial […]
READ POST "News Roundup (March 19, 2010)"March 16, 2010
I did a little research yesterday morning about running from the police. It started when, in connection with a presentation for which I was preparing, I reviewed State v. Mewborn, […]
READ POST "You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide (March 16, 2010)"March 12, 2010
Call me sentimental, but I kinda miss the days when ACC tournament Friday meant the working world nearly grinding to a halt. These days, it hardly skips a beat. The […]
READ POST "News Roundup (March 12, 2010)"March 3, 2010
A number of interesting news stories have appeared over the past week or so: 1. In the aftermath of the Greg Taylor case, the News and Observer reports that the […]
READ POST "News Roundup (March 3, 2010)"February 26, 2010
It was a busy week at the U.S. Supreme Court. Among other things, the Justices issued the two Miranda opinions Jeff wrote about yesterday and heard oral argument in two […]
READ POST "Excessive Force and De Minimis Injuries (February 26, 2010)"February 18, 2010
I am dumbfounded by the rapid pace of criminal law news over the past week or so. Some news items that may be of interest: 1. Unless you’ve sworn off […]
READ POST "News Roundup (February 18, 2010)"February 15, 2010
My colleague John Rubin recently completed two new papers that may be useful to you. The first is 2009 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure. The name pretty much says […]
READ POST "Two New Publications, and a Big One Coming up (February 15, 2010)"February 10, 2010
Although others may be distracted by tonight’s Duke-UNC basketball game, we at the School of Government remain laser-focused on emerging criminal law issues. And several interesting issues have been in […]
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