More from this issue:

1. News In Brief
2. When Prosecuting Crimes by Police, Feds Appear to Move Slowly, by Edward Lyon
3. Can Criminal Records Ever Truly Be Expunged in the Internet Era?, by Matthew Clarke
4. Third Circuit: Pennsylvania’s SORNA Requirements Sufficiently Restrictive to Constitute Custody for Habeas Jurisdiction, by Douglas Ankney
5. Nebraska’s Death Row Prisoners Must Bring ‘Repeal Challenges’ Individually, by Douglas Ankney
6. San Francisco Embraces New Technology to Clear Pot Convictions
7. Wisconsin Considers Updating Its Cash Bail System, by Kevin Bliss
8. Birth Pangs of Bail Reform Come to Texas, by Edward Lyon
9. Indiana Supreme Court Announces Trial Court Must Resentence on All Underlying Felonies After Gang Enhancement Sentence Reversed on Appeal, by Derek Gilna
10. $8.4 Million Combined Settlement Reached by ‘Norfolk Four’, by Douglas Ankney
11. Eleventh Circuit Rules DEA’s Definition of Positional Isomer Does Not Apply to Substances on Temporary Schedule, Vacates Possession Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
12. Shooting of Seven-Year-Old Girl in Houston Highlights Problems With Eyewitness Identification, by Matthew Clarke
13. Georgia Supreme Court Announces Defendant May Invoke Rape Shield Statute to Bar State From Offering Evidence of Victim’s Past Sexual Behavior, by Douglas Ankney
14. Kentucky Supreme Court Holds State Statute Defining Intellectual Disability as IQ of 70 or Lower Unconstitutional, Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Hearing, by Matthew Clarke
15. Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies PCR ‘Church Motion’ Practice, by Mark Wilson
16. Death Penalty Usage Trending Downward, Report Reveals, by Betty Nelander
17. Tennessee Supreme Court: Attempting to Secretly Videotape 
Teen Changing Clothes Does Not Support Conviction for Attempted Production of Child Pornography, by Douglas Ankney
18. Georgia Supreme Court Holds Statute Authorizing Lifetime GPS Monitoring of ‘Sexually Dangerous Predator’ Is Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
19. Erie County Convicted 11 People of Violating a Law Ruled Unconstitutional Over 20 Years Ago by Federal Court, by Kevin Bliss
20. Video Simulators Part of Push to Train Police to Shoot Fewer Dogs, Limit Lawsuits, by Derek Gilna
21. FBI Reviewing Four Incidents of Excessive Force at Mesa, Arizona, PD in Just Four Months, by Dale Chappell
22. Law Enforcement and Lobbyists Battle Over Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, by Kevin Bliss
23. First Circuit: Sentencing Courts May Consider New Career Offender Guideline Amendment 798, Even Though Not Retroactive, by Dale Chappell
24. Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies, Narrows Nonhearsay Rule Under NRS 51.135(2), by Dale Chappell
25. North Dakota Supreme Court Announces Implied Consent Advisory Must be Read After Arrest and Before Administering Test, by Douglas Ankney
26. Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Move for Mistrial When Court Coerces Unanimous Verdict, by Douglas Ankney
27. Fourth Circuit Rules 3 Marijuana Stems Discovered in Single Trash Pull Insufficient for Search Warrant, Suppresses Evidence Found in Residence, by David Reutter
28. Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Claim in Malicious Prosecution Suit for Wrongful Arrest and Conviction Involving Multiple Lies by Police, by Dale Chappell
29. Seventh Circuit: Claim for Unlawful Pretrial Detention Accrues on Date of Release, by Douglas Ankney
30. Connecticut Supreme Court Announces Defense Counsel Has Duty to ‘Promptly’ Notify Defendant of Plea Offer, Failure to Notify Before Testifying Constitutes IAC, by Matthew Clarke
31. In Landmark Civil Asset Forfeiture Case, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Excessive Fines Clause of Eighth Amendment Applicable to States, by Douglas Ankney
32. Ninth Circuit Holds Juror Who Wouldn’t Unequivocally State She Could Be Impartial Should Have Been Excused; New Trial Ordered Because Biased Juror Can’t Be Harmless Error, by Dale Chappell
33. Fourth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Death Row Prisoner Because Trial Court Excluded Expert Testimony Defendant Represents Low Risk of Violence in Prison, by David Reutter
34. Supreme Court of Alaska Announces Court System Bears Costs of Expert Evaluation When Insanity or Diminished Capacity Raised as Defense, by Chad Marks
35. Arkansas Supreme Court: Search of Wallet Exceeded Scope of Lawful ‘Terry’ Frisk for Weapons, by Douglas Ankney
36. California Police Privacy Laws Have Been Violating Brady for Years, by Mark Wilson
37. New Jersey Supreme Court: Detention of Motel Room Occupants After Reason for Police Visit Resolved Is Unlawful Seizure, Evidence Subject to Exclusionary Rule, by Richard Resch
38. N.C. Supreme Court: Hiring and Paying a Hit Man Not Overt Act Necessary for Attempted Murder Charge, by Douglas Ankney
39. NYPD’s Controversial Use of Mugshot Database Searches, by Matthew Clarke
40. Conversations With Those Helped by Passage of First Step Act: Provides Relief for Some Federal Prisoners, but More Is Needed, by Chad Marks
41. Appeals court provides new vehicle to challenge registration, by Larry N.
42. The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree., by Ryan Gabrielson

More from Larry N.:

• Forced Self-Incrimination, June 17, 2019
• Forced Self-Incrimination, May 23, 2019
• Appeals court provides new vehicle to challenge registration, March 15, 2019

More from these topics:

• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces ‘Working Days’ for Purposes of ‘Temporary Domicile’ SORA Reporting Requirement Means Weekdays, Excluding Legal Holidays, and Reverses Conviction for Failure to Register, March 15, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Commonwealth Must Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Offender Knew of SORNA Registration Obligations for Failure to Register Conviction, March 15, 2025. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Unreasonable Application of Clearly Established Federal Law.
• Washington Prisoner Sues Jail Where Assault Left Him Comatose, DOC Guard Who Then Sexually Abused Him, March 1, 2025. Prisoner-Staff Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Sex Offender Registration, Failure to Protect (General).
• Incompetent Louisiana Sex Offender’s Challenge to Registration Requirements Proceeds, Dec. 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA).
• Federal Court Rules Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Laws Violate Constitution, Dec. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Restrictions, discrimination, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• California Court of Appeal Announces Crime Defendant ‘Was Convicted’ of, Not Crime ‘Could Have Been Convicted’ of Today, Governs Eligibility for Removal From Sex Offender Registry, Oct. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
• Sixth Circuit Strikes Retroactive Application of Parts of Tennessee’s Sweeping Sex Offender Registration, Verification, and Tracking Law, Oct. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity.
• Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled, Aug. 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Civil Commitment, Sex Offender Classification.
• Oregon Parole Board Ordered to Consider Sex-Offense-Free Time When Setting Sex Offender Notification Levels, July 1, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sex Offender Classification.
• New York Court of Appeals: SORA Designation Violates Defendant’s Due Process Rights Where Crime Involved No Sexual Contact or Motivation and Defendant Was Not a Sex Offender and Posed No Risk of Sexual Threat, May 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration.