Does the Constitution guarantee the right to a unanimous verdict in state criminal trials?
Can an officer pull over a vehicle just because the registered driver’s license has been revoked?
Is Kansas’s “mens rea” departure from the traditional “insanity” defense constitutional?
The Arizona Supreme Court properly reevaluated McKinney’s death sentence.
The United States and Alabama can prosecute Gamble for the same act.
Can Bartlett sue the arresting officers for retaliation even if the officers had probable cause to arrest him?
Bucklew cannot avoid Missouri’s standard execution method because of his medical condition.
Is the death row inmate “insane” meaning he cannot be executed?
The Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against “excessive fines” applies to state governments.
Laws Relating to the Death Penalty Constitution • Congress • Executive • Federal Courts • State Governments Introduction Most of the discussion we hear about …