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What’s Left of the Suspension Clause After Jones v. Hendrix?
In 2000, Marcus DeAngelo Jones was convicted of two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. As a convicted felon, Jones was prohibited from…
Tom Jordan -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 1
The Next Innocence Project: Shaken Baby Syndrome and the Criminal Courts
Every year in this country, hundreds of people are convicted of having shaken a baby, most often to death. In a prosecution paradigm without…
Deborah Tuerkheimer -
CommentaryVol. 88 · Iss. 1
Justice Souter and the Civil Rules
On April 30, 2009, after almost twenty years on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice David Hackett Souter announced his retirement. A quiet personality never…
Scott Dodson -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 2
When Shadow Removals Collide: Searching for Solutions to the Legal Black Holes Created by Expedited Removal and Reinstatement
Immigration scholarship has begun to explore the prominence of shadow removals—deportations that are executed by front-line agency officials acting outside the presence of an…
Jennifer Lee Koh -
NoteVol. 98 · Iss. 1
Justice by Luck: How Unclear Records Force Some Unlucky Prisoners to Serve Unconstitutional Sentences in the Wake of Johnson v. United States
The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes mandatory minimum sentences on individuals convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm who have…
Nicholas C. Coyle