Republicans and right-leaning pundits who have come to the defense of President Donald Trump during the impeachment inquiry have consistently attacked the original whistleblower, questioning the ...
The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a skilled, ...
An Arizona-based criminal drug case will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court during their ongoing 2023 term. Related to the Sixth Amendment, the case will clarify a part of the law which has ...
The Sixth Amendment embodies several important rights, including the right of a criminal defendant to be confronted by the witnesses against him. In general, such witnesses must appear in court, ...
A panel of federal appellate judges in Washington, D.C., on Thursday weighed whether the jury in a convicted sex offender's trial was not drawn from a fair cross-section of the community due in part ...
In a 6-3 ruling last week, the Supreme Court partially dismantled the Constitution’s 6th Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. This has historically protected prisoners against wrongful ...
This is an opinion column. Get Kyle Whitmire’s newsletter, Alabamafication. Sign up here for free. Something curious is happening in America lately. A resistance movement seems to be forming. Not in ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver. Photo: Avalon Zoppo/ALM A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned its nearly 30-year-old precedent Monday in holding that ...