An appellate panel in Cincinnati upheld a man’s conviction for owning a machine gun and limited the protections of the Second ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the […] ...

The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a ...

The Sixth Amendment specifically covers criminal proceedings. The impeachment inquiry is a political process, not a criminal case. The amendment clearly defines what proceedings it covers.

An Arizona-based criminal drug case will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court during their ongoing 2023 term. Related to the Sixth Amendment, the case will clarify a part of the law which has ...

It’s not a privilege; it’s a right. It’s guaranteed to all of us in the Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights, which concludes with these words: “And to have the assistance of counsel for ...

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to counsel in "all criminal prosecutions." In oral arguments today, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether that right trumps ...

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At issue in this case is the intersection of AEDPA and the Court’s precedents governing jury selection. In Taylor v. Louisiana (1975), the Court held that the Sixth Amendment guaranteed a jury drawn ...