Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 530: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 1)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 321: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 1)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 330: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 323: Listen and Learn -- The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 157: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 154: Listen and Learn -- The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 301: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 137: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause
Federal criminal rules experts may soon begin studying something the federal criminal system has resisted for more than 80 years: allow parties to take pretrial depositions in criminal cases. A proposal to do just that landed...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Blair - Sixth Amendment, invasion of counsel, cell phone evidence, character evidence...more
In a development that implicates the tension between the rights of criminal defendants to be represented by counsel of their choice, and the right of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Villarreal v. Texas takes up a familiar but often uncomfortable moment for trial lawyers: your client is on the stand, the day ends, and you have hours, sometimes overnight, to talk to...more
On February 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal, No. 24-758: This case interprets the scope of federal appellate courts’ jurisdiction to review collateral...more
On January 20, 2026, in Ellingburg v. United States, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the Supreme Court considered whether the Ex Post Facto Clause applies to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA), the statutory basis for most...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has several highly contentious matters under consideration, or soon to be argued, including whether various presidential executive orders can survive separation-of-powers analysis....more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the rules and timing of the different types of criminal identification procedures. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. In this episode we discuss: ...more
The Third Circuit in United States v. Walters (Sept. 4, 2025) recently addressed a recurring question in federal criminal practice: must a client consent to a stipulation as to an element of a charged offense? The Court’s...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the rules and timing of the different types of criminal identification procedures. Join us next week when we'll continue the discussion of this topic. ...more
A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed amicus briefs in two cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in support of law firms challenging President Trump’s Executive Orders imposing sanctions against...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Ellingburg v. United States, No. 23-3129: This case addresses the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which the government...more
On March 10, US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in United States v. Tavberidze, holding that section 3E1.1(b) of the US Sentencing Guidelines, which provides a one-point...more
On March 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in the case of United States v. Tavberidze, finding Section 3E1.1(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Charles - sentencing - Miller v. Ramirez - qualified immunity, deferring ruling - Chapman v. Dunn - prison conditions, Eighth Amendment - USA v. Horn - securities...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today: United States v. Rahimi, No. 22-915: This Second Amendment case addresses the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a crime for an...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529: This case addresses the standard for determining when state laws that regulate national banks are...more
Electronic information in various forms is now a common feature in the investigation and prosecution of crimes. The search for and use of that information presents issues under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments as well...more
Earlier in the summer, the Supreme Court announced a new case on its docket for the upcoming term, Moore v. United States, which we discussed here. The case has been set for argument on December 5....more
In United States v. Hunt, the Second Circuit (Walker, Parker, and Bianco) affirmed the conviction and sentence of Brendan Hunt, who in the wake of the 2020 presidential election threatened prominent elected officials on...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 12 cases: Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, No. 22-277: This case involves a First Amendment challenge to a Florida statute that restricts certain social media...more
In Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), the Supreme Court held that attorneys must advise their noncitizen clients of the risk of deportation arising from criminal conviction, and that the failure to do so violates the...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: United States v. Texas, No. 22-58: This administrative law and separation of powers case addressed the ability of states to sue the executive branch...more
Of the four cases decided last Friday, the one that likely pertains to the largest number of this blog’s readers is Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a 5-4 opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote for himself, the Chief...more
On January 24, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will sit en banc to decide how much deference courts should give commentary to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. The full Court will do so in the...more