…of Harris and Harvey, the Ventris decision is not surprising, but it settles an open question, one that had become more important in light of the Court’s recent expansion of…
…says that presidents typically are advised not to comment on pending criminal cases because doing so opens the door to arguments that the defendant will not receive a fair trial,…
…wounds to his right arm according to reports. Also on Tuesday, the FBI announced that it had opened a civil rights investigation into the incident. On Wednesday, pursuant to a…
…Riggs, then a judge on the Court of Appeals, to fill Justice Morgan’s seat. That, in turn, opened a seat on the Court of Appeals, to which the Governor appointed…
…a November 2018 ruling in open court, the record did not show any file stamp or entry by the clerk recording the order, leading the court to conclude it was…
…searches of probationers violate the Fourth Amendment, so it is an open question. The Court in Knights also declined to address whether a probationer, by agreeing to the probation contract,…
…an open container of alcohol in the back seat but no drugs. The other officers searched Leach and the defendant. An officer discovered cocaine on the defendant, and the defendant…
…men. President Obama wrote an open letter to law enforcement expressing his support, thanking officers for their service, and urging the nation to come together in a trying time. Keep…
…will open, allowing any college that wants to utilize Pell Grant funding to serve incarcerated students to apply and, if approved, launch their program.” The article includes some inspirational stories…
…Id. at 485-86. Harwood was admittedly a state case applying a state rule, but under its logic, a rule from a case like Smith that settles an open issue but…
