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 Christopher Zoukis:

• The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
• Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
• Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
• With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
• A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
• Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
• Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
• New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
• California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020

More from these topics:

• Hawai’i Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction for Prosecutorial Misconduct Based on Prosecution’s Improper Statements During Closing Arguments, Feb. 15, 2025. Prosecutors, Wrongful Conviction, Prior Convictions - Expungement or Reversal of, Improper Comment.
• Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops, June 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Prosecutors, Police/Govt Misconduct, Criticism of Government.
• Natural Language Processing Software Can Identify Biased Jury Selection, Has Potential to Be Used in Real Time During Voir Dire, Dec. 15, 2023. Racial Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Prosecutors, Batson Claims.
• Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies When Lesser-Included Offense Instruction Must Be Provided, Reverses Convictions Based on Trial Court’s Failure to Properly Instruct Jury, Dec. 15, 2023. Jury Instructions, Criminal Procedure, Fair Trial, Verdicts.
• Mississippi Supreme Court: Cannot Declare Mistrial on All Counts After Jury’s Acquittal on Some Counts, Nov. 15, 2020. Criminal Procedure, Fifth Amendment.
• Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Transparency from Prosecutors, April 15, 2020. Racial Discrimination, Prosecutors, Plea Bargaining.
• NYC Drug Prosecutor Bucks Trend of Releasing List of Cops with Credibility Issues, March 18, 2020. Police Misconduct, Prosecutors, Police.
• Jury Nullification as a Cure for Prosecutorial Overreach, March 18, 2020. Prosecutors.
• Reform-Minded Prosecutors Use Charging Discretion to Benefit Communities, March 18, 2020. Criminal justice system reform, Prosecutors.
• DA’s Office Files Bar Complaint on Its Own Former Prosecutor, Feb. 19, 2020. Prosecutors, District Attorneys.