When Child Abuse or Neglect Ends in a Fatality, What Does the Public Have a...
The following post is authored by SOG faculty member Kristi Nickodem. A version of this post is also available on the Coates’ Canons and On the Civil Side SOG blogs. When abuse or neglect leads to...
View ArticleCase Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (November 15 & 21, 2023)
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2023. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized...
View ArticleWelcome, Daniel Spiegel!
It is my pleasure to announce that Daniel “Danny” Spiegel has joined the Courts Group faculty here at the School of Government as an expert in criminal law. We are thrilled to have him as a part of the...
View ArticleCase Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (December 2023)
This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during December 2023. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly....
View ArticleNews Roundup
A recent study published by The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania examines the use of presumptive field tests used by law enforcement to detect...
View ArticleCase Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 2024)
This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2024. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly....
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Raleigh police are offering rewards for information leading to suspects in two unsolved hit and run cases from late last year, according to this piece. One of the incidents occurred near New Bern...
View ArticleRecordings by Government Officials
This post is co-authored with SOG faculty member Kristina Wilson and is cross-posted to the Coates’ Canons blog. When and how can state and local government officials and employees record government...
View ArticleCase Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 2024)
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during February 2024. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized...
View ArticleAnother Look at PJCs
Prayer for judgment continued or a “PJC” is a common disposition in criminal cases, most frequently for traffic law violations or low-level crimes, where entry of final judgment is delayed...
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