Supreme Court Rules Police Cannot Search Suspects’ Cell Phone Without Warrant
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled on a case that will have wide impact on the way law enforcement collects evidence in the digital age. As a federal appeals lawyer discusses, warrantless searches of a suspect’s cell phone have been held unconstitutional in most cases. Would you like to read about: Federal Appeals Court Denies Terrorism […]
Supreme Court Rejects Argument About Drugs Used In Lethal Injection
Since a botched execution in Oklahoma earlier this year, controversy has surrounded the composition and source of drugs used in lethal injections. As a federal appeals attorney explains, the U.S. Supreme Court has just rejected a Texas inmate’s bid to halt his execution. The Basis for the Appeal Convicted murder Robert James Campbell sits on death row […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Makes Major Decision on IQ Testing in Death Penalty Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a landmark decision concerning how state’s can determine mental disabilities in death penalty cases. A Florida appeals attorney explains the background and meaning of the ruling. How the Case Came Before the Court In 1978, Freddie Hall was convicted of murdering Karol Hurst, a 21-year-old pregnant woman. Hall […]
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Reinstate Arizona Law Criminalizing the Harbor of Illegal Immigrants
Arizona’s 2010 Immigration Law has sparked controversy ever since it was enacted. As a federal appeals lawyer explains, the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on a particularly controversial provision that made it illegal to harbor illegal immigrants. The Background of Arizona’s Immigration ReformArizona has been a bellwether state in terms of immigration reform. In […]
Post-Conviction Relief – Why a Guilty Verdict Doesnt Mean the Fight is Over
Step one: Find someone who will fight for you. A guilty verdict at trial seems like the end of what has likely been a long, and difficult process. The period awaiting trial may feel interminable; what happens after is sometimes a longer road with even more unknowns. But there is sometimes post-conviction relief. The American […]
Ryan Ferguson, Wrongfully Convicted and Finally Free
Ryan Ferguson is finally free after 10 years in prison. It was Halloween night, 2001. Sports editor of the Columbia Tribune Kent Heitholt was coming off of his shift at two in the morning. In the small town of Columbia, Missouri, he walked outside to his car, but he never made it inside. He was […]
