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"Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of ‘digital dragnets’," by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2026
"The Awakening of People Power in the Criminal Justice System," by Abbe David Lowell and Steven Salky, DC Journal, April 16, 2026
"Senator Coons celebrates advancement of Count the Crimes to Cut Act," Office of Senator Chris Coons, March 31, 2026
"The Shifting Sands of Miranda: Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Rights in a Post-Custody World," News-USA , March 31, 2026
"NC lawyers warn against Bondi plan to control probes into U.S. attorneys," by Virginia Bridges, News & Observer, March 27, 2026
"Groups Can't Undo Deal Paying El Salvador To Jail Deportees," by Gina Kim, Law360, March 26, 2026
"People who go to trial in Connecticut often get longer sentences, study finds," by Bruno Matarazzo Jr. and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Insider, March 26, 2026
"Justices to hear argument on whether a crime’s “contemplated effects” can expand venue beyond where the offense was committed," by Nora Collins, SCOTUSblog, March 25, 2026
"San Francisco Must Protect Public Defense: Commentary," by Pamela Metzger, Lori James, and Lisa M. Wayne, Davis Vanguard, March 24, 2026
"What to know about Axon, Syracuse’s newest license plate reader provider," by Griffin Uribe Brown, The Daily Orange , March 23, 2026
"Civil Libertarians Left and Right Unite To Oppose Disarming Cannabis Consumers," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, March 04, 2026
"Booker, Durbin Reintroduce Legislation Aimed at Increasing Membership within the U.S. Sentencing Commission," Office of Senator Cory Booker, March 18, 2026
"ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested," by Meg Anderson, NPR, March 19, 2026
"Senator Ron Wyden on new Federal surveillance bill," Oregon Business Report, March 18, 2026
"Commentary: Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences," by Hanna Liebman Dershowitz, Reason Foundation, March 11, 2026
