by Jason Zubata | Aug 19, 2021 | Counterterrorism Law, Criminal Justice Reform, Supreme Court Cases
The Criminal Origins of Immigration Law Who should be able to enter and stay in the United States? This question has remained central to the discussion of migration since the country first established its immigration system under the 1790 Naturalization Act.[1] Upon...
by bkouroupas | Jan 5, 2021 | All, First Amendment, Supreme Court Cases
Introduction On the night of July 12, 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy took his life in his truck in a Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.[1] Encouraged by his girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, Roy started a portable water pump that he placed in his...
by Kevin Coleman | Oct 14, 2019 | All, Criminal Justice Reform, Supreme Court Cases
In November 2015, Terrence Gamble was driving in Mobile, Alabama, when he was pulled over by a police officer because of a damaged headlight on his vehicle.[1] Approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed an odor of marijuana emanating from Gamble’s car, leading the...