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6 articles tagged with "Criminal Law".
The Breaking Point of Bruen: Why the Supreme Court’s Fractured Stance on Disarming Drug Users is a Green Light for Federal Defenders
The Originalist Trap in Federal Firearms Prosecutions For the past four years, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys have been locked in a bizarre historical scavenger hunt, forced by the Supreme Court to scour 18th-century colonial statutes to d...
The AEDPA Iron Curtain: Why the Supreme Court’s Reversal in the Etan Patz Case Slams the Door on Federal Habeas Relief
The End of the Federal Backstop For criminal defense attorneys navigating the bleak landscape of post-conviction relief, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) has long been the monster under the bed. On June 22, 2026, the ...
The Eighth Amendment in the Crosshairs: Why a Federal Judge’s Child-Sex-Crime Ruling is a Capital Defense Wake-Up Call
The Ground-Up Assault on Categorical Bars For nearly two decades, capital defense lawyers have treated the Eighth Amendment’s categorical bar on executing non-homicidal offenders as an unassailable fortress. But fortresses crumble when the foundation...
The Bruen Hangover: Supreme Court Wrestles with the Second Amendment and the Federal Gun Ban for Drug Users
A Collision of Originalism and the Administrative State The Supreme Court is currently wrestling with a monster of its own creation. On March 2, 2026, a deeply divided Court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), the ...
The Door Slams Shut: Supreme Court Gut-Punches Compassionate Release While Circuit Courts Upend Federal Prosecutorial Authority
A Paradigm Shift in Federal Criminal Defense For the past several years, federal criminal defense attorneys have heavily relied on back-end, post-conviction relief to correct draconian sentences. But the Supreme Court’s spring 2026 term has decisivel...
SCOTUS Slams the Door on First Step Act Sentence Reductions, Invalidating Sentencing Commission Policy
The End of the "Sentencing Disparity" Argument for Compassionate Release The Supreme Court has effectively slammed the door on one of the most vital avenues for federal sentencing relief. In a 6–3 decision handed down on May 28, 2026, the Court ruled...
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