Amy Howe | October 19, 2021 | American Indian Law, Policing
Below is an excerpt of the piece originally published at Howe on the Court and featured by SCOTUSblog.com on October 18, 2021. The Supreme Court on Monday morning added two new cases, both involving Native Americans, to its docket for this term. The justices also...
Madison Bessho | October 5, 2021 | Children and the Law, Policing
House Bill 1140, concerning juvenile access to attorneys when contacted by law enforcement, was signed into law by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, and will take effect in the state on January 1, 2022. The law requires that juveniles being questioned in...
Jennifer Morinigo | September 10, 2021 | Policing
The University of Virginia School of Law’s Center for Criminal Justice will soon launch its new project, the Project for Informed Reform. Rachel Harmon of UVA Law, Associate Reporter for Principles of the Law, Policing, will serve as co-director of the Center. “We...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 25, 2021 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations, Data Economy, Policing, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The first segment of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting adjourned last week. Below is a summary of the actions taken on May 17 and 18. All approvals by the membership at the Annual Meeting are subject to the discussion at the Meeting and the usual editorial...
Megan Dingley | April 20, 2021 | Policing
In State v. Martinez, 478 P.3d 880 (N.M. 2020), the Supreme Court of New Mexico cited the Principles of the Law, Policing (T.D. No. 2, 2019), in abandoning the prevailing federal rule governing the admission of eyewitness-identification evidence, as articulated in...
Pauline Toboulidis | April 7, 2021 | Policing
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of the criminal justice system, leading to some positive changes, some missed opportunities and several lessons to be learned, according to criminal justice experts. The Law360 Access to Justice article “How COVID Has...
