Criminal LawFeaturedJudiciary
October 15, 2024By Crystal Couso
The ongoing trial of famous rapper Young Thug has been defined by dramatic confrontations between Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel (“Mr. Steel”), and the presiding Judge Ural Glanville (“Judge Glanville”). In May 2022, Young Thug and twenty-seven others were charged with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Although several of the other […]
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Criminal LawCriminal ProcedureFeaturedFourth Amendment
October 3, 2024By Kevin Nakfour
The nation was stunned when videos surfaced on social media depicting Tyreek Hill, the star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins—in handcuffs—outside the Hard Rock Stadium just hours before the Dolphins’ opening game on September 8, 2024. A routine traffic stop escalated into a tense confrontation.[i] When the Miami Police Department decided to release the […]
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Constitutional LawCriminal LawFeaturedFirst Amendment
April 15, 2024By Idan Livnat
On July 12, 2014, Conrad Roy III was found dead in the trunk of his car outside of a K-mart. He had left the engine running and filled his trunk with carbon monoxide gas. After an investigation, it was found that moments before his death, Roy was having second thoughts, but his girlfriend, Michelle […]
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Criminal LawCriminal ProcedureFeaturedSupreme Court
April 8, 2024By Dean Raynor
Courts across the country are patiently waiting for the Supreme Court to render a decision regarding an issue involving the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants “shall enjoy the right to . . . be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses […]
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