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Alito and Gorsuch call for court to reconsider confrontation clause precedent
The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause gives defendants in criminal cases the right to “be confronted with the witnesses ...
Samuel Alito Wants to Reexamine a 20-Year-Old Supreme Court Decision
Justice Samuel Alito expressed interest in reconsidering a ruling issued by the Supreme Court over 20 years ago.
Alito slams justices for applying 'fundamentally unsound structure' in 6th Amendment case
Justice Samuel Alito issued a statement in a New York case about the Supreme Court's historical confrontation clause analysis ...
Opinion: It’s Maine’s duty to solve its years-old public defender crisis
The Legislature should take steps to create a new, independent public defense system that's financed by social impact bonds.
'This is an emergency': Maine bill would allow public courts to hire private attorneys
This comes just days after a ruling finding the state of Maine breached the Sixth Amendment. A new bill would allow courts to ...
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Defense requests delay in the federal trial of Tops mass shooter
The defense team for the Tops mass shooter has filed a motion requesting a delay of the upcoming federal trial for Payton ...
Justices Alito and Gorsuch Would Like to Reconsider Crawford
The Supreme Court did not grant certiorari in any cases this morning, but Justices Alito and Gorsuch both suggested it may be time to grant a case to ...
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Judge Rakoff Challenges Sentencing Guidelines: Upholding the Sixth Amendment
US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in United States v. Tavberidze, holding ...
Supreme Court Won't Clarify Scope of Confrontation Clause
The US Supreme Court refused to clarify the scope of a criminal defendant’s right to confront witnesses against them.