News Roundup (July 17, 2026)
Daniel Spiegel
Local prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have received evidence from federal authorities pertaining to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January. For months since […]
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July 17, 2026
Local prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have received evidence from federal authorities pertaining to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January. For months since […]
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The Supreme Court decided several major cases in its recently-concluded Term, but for people interested in the Fourth Amendment, the most anticipated was United States v. Chatrie, __ U.S. __ […]
READ POST "Supreme Court Rules that a Geofence Warrant Is a Search (July 13, 2026)"July 10, 2026
Raleigh city leaders are considering a juvenile curfew and other public-safety measures after an estimated 8,000 young people gathered in the Briar Creek and Glenwood South areas during Fourth of […]
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There are two different types of probation extensions. They are set out in different statutes. And they can be confusing. Ordinary extensions. Under G.S. 15A-1344(d), probation may be extended at […]
READ POST "The Probation-Extension Minefield (July 9, 2026)"July 2, 2026
This post summarizes two recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States. A state law prohibiting individuals from carrying guns onto private property without the express approval of […]
READ POST "Case Summaries – U.S. Supreme Court (June 18 and 25, 2026) (July 2, 2026)"June 26, 2026
I was late in putting together this roundup, which enabled me to include news that just broke today: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pled guilty this morning to illegally […]
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A common issue that comes up in public defender offices is whether an attorney can ethically represent a particular client when a victim or witness in the current case is […]
READ POST "Amendment to Ethics Rule 1.10 and New Bulletin on Conflicts Involving Former Clients in Criminal Cases (June 25, 2026)"June 23, 2026
Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to mental health treatment to the […]
READ POST "The Statutory Intersection of Delinquency Dispositions and Juvenile Mental Health Needs (June 23, 2026)"June 19, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow review in a case asking whether the U.S. Constitution permits a defendant to be convicted by a jury of fewer than twelve. […]
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Shea covered the recent escapes of two inmates from the Vance County Detention Center. On the lam since June 3, the pair were apprehended without incident on Tuesday this week […]
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