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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
En Banc Watch – New Decisions on Probable Cause and Sentencing Commission Authority
By Lauren Kuley
Good Faith and Probable Cause: In another en banc decision, Judge John Rogers and eleven others held in United States v. Christian,that probable cause existed for Grand Rapids law enforcement…
Simple Justice
Timothy Carpenter And The Magistrate’s Revolt
Before the BT era, before every waking moment was spent obsessing over the hour’s idiocy from the White House, there was a quiet revolt taking place in the courthouse by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Fourth Amendment Implications of “U.S. Imitation Judges” by Mary Holper
The Fourth Amendment Implications of "U.S. Imitation Judges" by Mary Holper, Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 104, (forthcoming)2020AbstractScholars, immigration judges, attorneys, and congressional committees have been calling for a truly independent…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing SCOTUS decision to GVR Fourth Amendment case “to consider the First Step Act of 2018” over DOJ opposition
A number of helpful folks made sure I did not miss the fact that the Supreme Court's order list today started with this disposition of Wheeler v. US: The motion…
Bloom Legal Blog
Search and Seizure at Traffic Stops and DUI Checkpoints – Know Your Rights!
By Seth Bloom
Posted on May 24, 2019 in Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, NOPD, Uncategorized Police stopping drivers at a DUI Checkpoint. If you are pulled over for a traffic stop, or at a…
Government and Public Policy
Chalk It Up to Lessons Learned: Sixth Circuit’s New Fourth Amendment Decision Provides Insight for Appellate Litigants
Given the progress of modern society, including the use of motor vehicles, cell phones, and infrared technology, few constitutional amendments have evolved as fully and as rapidly as the Fourth…
Schantz Law Office Blog
Do Criminal Defense Lawyers Just Get Guilty People Off?
There is a common misconception that What I do is represent defendants in criminal court to make sure the law is applied to them correctly. You might want to know…
Municipal Minute
6th Circuit Amends Opinion in “Chalking” Case
Last week we reported on a 6th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion finding a city's practice of chalking vehicles for parking enforcement to be an unconstitutional search under the Fourth…
Simple Justice
Misunderstanding Katz; Forgetting Smith
About a decade ago, it became clear that the Fourth Amendment framework for the physical world was going to present some problems when applied to the digital world. Some of…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Big Wheel Keep On Turning
While I can’t say I’ve seen everything, there are days when I feel like I’m getting close. Although this blog has most often looked at North Carolina or Fourth Circuit…