Confrontation Clause

Short Wins - More On The Federal Defender Budget Mess And The Withering Sixth Amendment

Two wins in the Eighth Circuit - nice. Other than that, it's a whole lot of resentencing news. In news related to last week's short wins post, though, where I lamented that Assistant Federal Public Defenders will be...more

The Confrontation Clause, Business Records, and Child Pornography

It would be hard to overstate the impact of the Supreme Court's recent cases on the Confrontation Clause. Starting with Crawford v Washington, the Court has given much more meat to the requirement that if testimony is...more

What to Expect from the Supreme Court During Obama’s Second Term [Video]

The immense decades-long influence that comes with appointing new Supreme Court justices seems to be one of the more-forgotten stakes in this year’s election. With President Barack Obama earning a second term, he may stand to...more