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Arizona
Oct 2023
Criminal Law Reform
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Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix鈥檚 practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
Criminal Law Reform
McElrath v. Georgia
Does the Double Jeopardy Clause bar an appellate court from reviewing and setting aside a jury鈥檚 verdicts of acquittal on the ground that the verdict is inconsistent with the jury鈥檚 verdict on other charges?
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Criminal Law Reform
Pulsifer v. United States
This case involves the interpretation of a federal law that allows defendants to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes, allowing judges to impose sentences tailored to their individual circumstances.
Texas
Jul 2021
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Pearson v. Callahan
Whether, absent an emergency, the Fourth Amendment permits the police to enter a home without a warrant based on an informant's signal that criminal activity is taking place inside. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2008
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Pearson v. Callahan
Whether, absent an emergency, the Fourth Amendment permits the police to enter a home without a warrant based on an informant's signal that criminal activity is taking place inside. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008
Criminal Law Reform
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Herring v. United States
Whether the exclusionary rule requires the suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the Fourth Amendment violation was based on misinformation sent by law enforcement officials in another county.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2008
Criminal Law Reform
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Herring v. United States
Whether the exclusionary rule requires the suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the Fourth Amendment violation was based on misinformation sent by law enforcement officials in another county.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2007
Criminal Law Reform
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Virginia v. Moore
Whether the Fourth Amendment bars the government from relying on evidence seized following an arrest that state law prohibits. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2007
Criminal Law Reform
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Virginia v. Moore
Whether the Fourth Amendment bars the government from relying on evidence seized following an arrest that state law prohibits. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2007
Criminal Law Reform
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Brendlin v. California
Reviewing whether a car's passenger can challenge an illegal traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2007
Criminal Law Reform
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Brendlin v. California
Reviewing whether a car's passenger can challenge an illegal traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment. DECIDED
Court Case
Apr 2007
Criminal Law Reform
+4 桃子视频
In Re Spears
Defending juveniles' pre-trial right to counsel in Ohio.
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Court Case
Apr 2007
Criminal Law Reform
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In Re Spears
Defending juveniles' pre-trial right to counsel in Ohio.