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9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis
by David Reutter
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a Nevada federal district court erred in its analysis under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) by deferring to a state court’s determination that a death-sentenced prisoner was not intellectually disabled. The Court further held the ruling in ...
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- New York Times Investigation Spotlights NYPD Practice of ‘Testilying’, by Derek Gilna
- New Washington State Law Removes ‘Actual Malice’ Roadblock in Police Prosecutions, by Derek Gilna
- Arizona Supreme Court Announces Defendants May Claim Both Self-Defense and Misidentification, by Richard Resch
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- Intellectual Disability and Wrongful Conviction in Death Cases: A Lethal Combination, by David Reutter
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- Eighth Circuit: Teague Analysis Bars Retroactive Application of Padilla Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
- The ‘Office Shuffle’: Ohio Police Recycle Bad Apples Among Rural Departments, by Matthew Clarke
- Former Civil Rights Lawyer Krasner Puts Justice Reform into Practice as New Philly DA, by Derek Gilna
- Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Ruling; State Failed to Prove ‘Constructive Possession’ of Marijuana, by Dale Chappell
- Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity for Officers in No-Knock Home Entry Case, by Richard Resch
- Sentencing Court’s Grant of Prior Custody Credit was Not ‘Clear Error’ to Allow for Removal, by Dale Chappell
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- Kansas Supreme Court Rules Grant of ‘Use’ Immunity Insufficient to Compel Testimony, by Richard Resch
- Massachusetts High Court Vacates Felony-Murder Conviction for Failure to Suppress Cellphone Search, by Christopher Zoukis
- Study: Unionized Police? Increased Misconduct, by Derek Gilna
- Utah Supreme Court Changes Course on Admissibility of Preliminary Hearing Testimony at Trial, by Christopher Zoukis
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- California Supreme Court Grants Habeas Petition and Vacates Capital Murder Conviction Due to False Expert Testimony at Trial, by Richard Resch
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- Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
- Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
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