Did you know that the Fourth Amendment’s protections against warrantless searches and seizures may not apply near the U.S.-Mexico border? This article explores the Supreme Court’s articulations of an “exception” to these protections and why the current legal standard fails to safeguard citizens’ constitutional rights.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will soon hear arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, in which homelessness could potentially become criminalized. This article explores the wider implications of criminalizing a person’s status and reviews past articulations of relevant Eighth Amendment protections for the homeless population.
Read MoreIt is oft-cited that incarcerated individuals are the only people in the United States with a constitutional right to medical care. However, this article will explore how the Supreme Court’s “deliberate indifference” standard has rendered this right effectively useless — into mere lip service with no reasonable means of practical enforcement.
Read MoreUnderlying every death penalty case in the United States is the jury death qualification process. What is it, and why should you care? This article explores the standards the Supreme Court has articulated in the past century for capital juries and their implications.
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