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On June 24, 2024, The Bronx Defenders announced its appointment of Juval O. Scott as their next Executive Director. Scott is a trailblazer in indigent defense and her commitment is exemplified in every aspect of her work.

She is a nationally recognized leader in public defense, civil…

In an 8 to 1 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)’s prohibition against persons subject to a domestic violence restraining order possessing a firearm.  See …

Professors Alison Siegler and Erica Zunkel from the University of Chicago have created at two-part podcast episode focused on stash house stings and compassionate release.

Part 1 of this two-part episode focuses on clients ensnared…

In Erlinger v. United States, No. 23-370 (June 21, 2024), the Supreme Court held that the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a unanimous jury to make the determination beyond a reasonable doubt that a…

In Smith v. Arizona, No. 22-889 (June 21, 2024), a unanimous Court held, when an expert conveys an absent analyst’s statements in support of the expert’s opinion, and the statements provide that support only if…

As we commemorate Juneteenth this year, we reflect on its profound significance in our nation’s history and in the lives of all those who have fought for freedom and equality. Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, marks the enduring legacy of emancipation and…

In 2021, FBI agents lied to a judge, got permission to raid safe-deposit boxes owned by people suspected of no crime, and then sent hundreds of forfeiture notices never saying what the box owners did wrong. Then they lost the contents of many of the boxes, including retirees' entire life…

Prosecutor in plea negotiations: We agree to recommend a sentence at the bottom of the guideline range. Prosecutor to district court: We recommend a sentence at the bottom of the guideline range for this top-of-the-food-chain drug dealer who is worse than a murderer. District court: Top of the…

The presence of Black men serving as active judges on the federal appellate courts has stalled in the past 10 years, even as President Joe Biden has prioritized demographic diversity in his judicial nominations and almost doubled the number of Black women on the circuit courts (…

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has selected Tara I. Allen to serve as the next Federal…