More from this issue:

1. Faulty Forensics and Lab Scandals Highlight Urgent Need for Enforceable Scientific Standards, by Matthew Clarke
2. Criminal Cops: Tracking Crimes Committed by Police Officers, by Christopher Zoukis
3. Prosecutors in New Orleans Prosecute Public Defenders for Doing Their Job, by Matthew Clarke
4. Seventh Circuit: No Federal Court Jurisdiction to Resolve State Executive and Legislative Branch Disputes, by Mark Wilson
5. Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Ferguson Protestor’s Excessive Force Claim, by Mark Wilson
6. Ninth Circuit Suppresses Gang Affiliation Evidence Obtained Without Miranda Warnings, by Mark Wilson
7. Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Lawyer’s Contempt Sanction for “Improper” Argument, by Mark Wilson
8. Trump Administration Kills Obama’s Forensic Evidence Reliability Reform Efforts, by Mark Wilson
9. Georgia Supreme Court Grants New Trial After Trial Transcript Lost, by Christopher Zoukis
10. New California Law Safeguards Minors’ Rights When in Police Custody
11. $450,000 Settlement to Whistleblower in Case of Framing, by David Reutter
12. What Do You Get for Kicking Handcuffed Suspects? Promoted and $130,000 Annual Pension for Life, by Derek Gilna
13. Idaho Supreme Court Reinstates Class Action Against the State Alleging Inadequate Public Defense System, by Mark Wilson
14. Suffolk County District Attorney and Aide Indicted for Beating and Coverup, by Derek Gilna
15. Baltimore Police Department’s Misconduct Scandals Result in Hundreds of Dismissals and Indictment of Eight Officers, by Derek Gilna
16. Oregon Supreme Court Announces Default Rule When Plea Agreement Silent About Reprosecution Upon Subsequent Death of Victim, by Mark Wilson
17. New York Becomes First State to Require Trial Judges to Remind Prosecutors of Their Brady Obligations During All Criminal Trials, by Christopher Zoukis
18. DOJ Ends Unconstitutional Investigative Holds by Louisiana Police, by David Reutter
19. Idaho Supreme Court: Officer Must Intend to Arrest Before Conducting a Search Incident to Arrest, by Christopher Zoukis
20. In Case of First Impression, Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Public Records Restriction Inapplicable to Defense Attorney’s Request for Client’s Files and Awards Fees, by Mark Wilson
21. Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Split Confinement Sentence Procedures, by David Reutter
22. Sentence Vacated Due to Improper Enhancement Under Sentencing Guidelines, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Texas Attorney General Rules Civilly Committed Sex Offenders Entitled to Vote by Mail Ballot, by Matthew Clarke
24. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Habeas Relief Citing AEDPA Deference, by Brandon Sample
25. New York City Quietly Assembling Massive Unregulated DNA Database, by Derek Gilna
26. Supreme Court Holds Texas May Not Use Outdated Standards to Determine Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases, by Matthew Clarke
27. Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Unreasonable Seizure Claim, by Mark Wilson
28. Ninth Circuit: Discovery Rule Applies to Judicial Deception Claims, by Mark Wilson
29. From the Editor, by Richard Resch
30. U.S. Supreme Court Decision Temporarily Throws Florida’s Death Machine Into Disarray and Prompts Change to State’s Death Penalty, by David Reutter
31. News in Brief

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Over 100,000 Criminal Records Sealed Under Colorado’s “Clean Slate Act”, March 1, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Criminal Records.
• With HRDC Amicus Brief, Survivor of Dead Washington Prisoner Wins Public Records Case, Jan. 15, 2025. Public Records, Wrongful Death, Briefs, HRDC Litigation.
• HRDC Wins Massive New Mexico Records Trove from Centurion, Dec. 15, 2024. Centurion, Settlements, Public Records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• $60,000 Settlement for Kansas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, $578,000 for His Attorneys, Sept. 15, 2024. Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• $2,000 Statutory Award Boosts Ohio Prisoner’s Total Over $9,000 for Denied Public Records, Sept. 15, 2024. Settlements, Public Records.
• Illinois Prisoner Awarded Over $822,000 For Hernia Care Denied by Wexford Health, July 1, 2024. Wexford Health Services, Failure to Treat, Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Damages - Punitive.
• Maryland Prisoner Prevails in Challenge to Denial of Public Records Requests, July 1, 2024. Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Over $71,000 Awarded to Michigan Prisoner for Sexual Abuse by Guard, June 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages.
• Lawsuit By California Youth Alliance Prompts County Probation Chiefs to Dissolve Secretive Nonprofit, April 26, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Open Meetings, Public Records, Public Records Act, halfway houses, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, April 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Criminal History.