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 ...
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Public Trial
public trial.... The right to a public trial in the Sixth Amendment is deeply rooted in Anglo-American history, tradition, and values. It reflects, among other things, the Founders’ hostility ...
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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 ...
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Sixth Amendment/Right to Counsel
What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...
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Importance of the 6th Amendment
As we celebrate the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution, I would like to share my thoughts about one particular right that has defined my career. The 6th Amendment ...
Maine judge hands down order in case over violation of indigent defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
The order states the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services must provide continuous legal representation to people who are charged with a crime and present a plan to the court on how it will do ...