Criminal law attorneys work in perhaps the most emotionally charged area of the law. After all, their clients face outcomes that can deprive them of their freedom, perhaps for the rest of their lives.

Plea bargains. Bench trials. Pleading the Fifth. Law students—and anyone who has seen Law and Order—will recognize these as ...

For 30 years or more I have been compiling an annual booklet summarizing all the “Criminal Law and Related Decisions” of the Supreme Court, published every summer by the Criminal Law Section of the ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Today’s column is my busman’s holiday project: providing nerd-like numbers and ...

You might think you know a lot about the criminal justice system in America. Perhaps you have a vision of what happens at arrest, during police questioning, when bail is set, or during trial. You’ve ...

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Students will have the opportunity to argue in court in contested hearings and jury trials on behalf of clients who have been charged with misdemeanors. You will learn how to serve clients and build ...