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It’s been a while since I last posted an updated flow chart for sex offender registration and satellite-based monitoring (SBM). In the past I tried to cram the entire thing […]

Justin “Drinks on Me” Timberlake is bringing it back this week after suing Sag Harbor Village to prevent the release of bodycam footage from his 2024 arrest for drunk driving, […]

There are two different kinds of contempt that judicial officials may impose: civil and criminal. Civil contempt is imposed when a person has not complied with a court order and […]

The role of law enforcement officers in involuntary commitments is controversial. Some argue that individuals subject to involuntary commitment are dangerous by definition, so it makes sense to task officers […]

On Tuesday, President Trump delivered the State of the Union address. The address included mentions of immigration and fentanyl, with the President spotlighting the designation of Mexican drug cartels as […]

I am happy to share a new resource with you: Delinquency Law: Original Juvenile Jurisdiction and Juvenile Jurisdiction over Parents, Guardians, and Custodians. This new Juvenile Law Bulletin (1) describes […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 18, 2026.

Following an epic loss to Carolina at the Dean Dome, Duke University’s head basketball coach claimed that his staff members were punched in the face and trampled by overzealous UNC […]

Under U.S. v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984), when an officer reasonably relies on a search warrant issued by neutral and impartial magistrate, evidence seized pursuant to the search warrant […]

This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]