Criminal Law

Rodriguez v. United States: Supreme Court Limits Traffic Stop Extensions

Jones v. Mississippi: Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Life Sentences

Arizona v. Hicks: Defining Probable Cause in the Plain View Doctrine

New York v. Quarles: Defining the Public Safety Exception to Miranda

Wyoming v. Houghton: Supreme Court Ruling on Vehicle Searches

Frye v. United States: Defining the Standard for Scientific Evidence

Barker v. Wingo: Defining the Right to a Speedy Trial

Horton v. California: Defining the Plain View Doctrine in Search Law

Glossip v. Gross: Supreme Court Ruling on Lethal Injection Protocol

US v. Rahimi: Supreme Court Upholds Gun Ban for Abusers

US v. Leon: Defining the Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule

Lange v. California: Supreme Court Limits Hot Pursuit Exception

Rochin v. California: Defining Due Process and Police Limits

Nix v. Williams: Defining the Inevitable Discovery Exception

Rhode Island v. Innis: Defining Interrogation Under Miranda Rights

California v. Acevedo: Defining Warrantless Vehicle Container Searches

Carpenter v. US: Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Digital Privacy

Maryland v. King: Supreme Court Ruling on DNA Collection Rights

Duncan v. Louisiana: Expanding Jury Trial Rights in State Courts

Minnesota v. Dickerson: Defining the Fourth Amendment’s Plain Feel Rule

Reynolds v. United States: Defining Limits of Religious Freedom

Florida v. Jardines: Supreme Court Limits Dog Sniffs at Homes

California v. Greenwood: Supreme Court Limits Fourth Amendment Privacy

Crawford v. Washington: Redefining Hearsay and the Confrontation Clause