13 Dec Nonconstitutional Changes and the Carpenter Case
Fourth Amendment rights could be better protected through certain actions by state governments and private agreements....
Fourth Amendment rights could be better protected through certain actions by state governments and private agreements....
The federal court system has long had a reputation for hard-line drug policies, handing down mandatory sentences that send even low-level offenders to prison for years. Drug courts, specialized diversion programs that let eligible nonviolent defendants avoid incarceration if they undergo treatment, have become increasingly...
Changes are coming to North Carolina’s prisons after five fatal assaults on prison workers and a Charlotte Observer investigation highlighting widespread dangers and corruption, the Observer reports. Among other measures, the state is building fences, buying batons and frisking employees. It is also installing new...
We serve democracy well by having a modest appreciation of what it can accomplish....
As many New Yorkers expressed relief at the relatively minor impact of the latest terror attack on their city, experts said that both suicide attacks and those that attempt to hide homemade bombs in public places are rarely successful, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Only...
Last year I wrote an article discussing the current trends in e-discovery Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-premise solutions as legacy platforms were being replaced. Since then, as expected, our industry continues to mature with platforms that appeal to firms looking to the cloud...
We’re moving today from The Post to the paywall-free Reason (http://reason.com/volokh); http://volokh.com should also always forward to wherever we are blogging. Many thanks to The Post — and especially to the copy-editing desk and to Ben Sumner, who provided us with first-rate technical help —...
Two FBI agents assigned to the investigation into alleged collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Russia exchanged text messages referring to the future president as an “idiot,” according to copies of messages turned over to Congress by the Justice Department, Politico reports. Special Counsel Robert...
Briefly: At Sports Handle, Ryan Rodenberg recounts his experience attending oral argument last week in Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on sports betting. The National Law Journal’s (subscription or registration required) continuing coverage and analysis of its research on...
In a rebuttal to government claims that “sanctuary” cities are breeding grounds for crime driven by undocumented immigrants, a new study says that residents of areas where authorities limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities are safer from violent death. The study by the San Francisco-based Center...