Criminal Law
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Fourth Circuit Limits Qualified Immunity in Sexually Intrusive Searches
By: Hailey Cleek & Mike Garrigan In 2014, David E. Abbott, a detective with the Manassas City Police Department in… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Checks an Abuse of Police Power
On February 16, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit published an opinion for U.S. v.… Read More
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Weekly Roundup 3/12 – 3/16
By: Adam McCoy and Shawn Namet Kenny v. Wilson In this civil case, plaintiff-appellants, Kenny, argued the district court incorrectly… Read More
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Weekly Roundup: 11/13-11/17
Schilling v. Schmidt Baking Company, Inc. In this civil case, plaintiffs appealed the district court’s dismissal of their claims for… Read More
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Weekly Roundup 10/30-11/3
By: Adam McCoy & Shawn Namet U.S. v. Palin In this criminal case, the defendants argued the government did not… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 10/23-10/27
Weekly Roundup: 10/23-10/27 By: Hanna Monson and Sarah Spangenburg United States v. Julian Zuk In this criminal case, the Government… Read More
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Weekly Roundup 10/9-10/13
Weekly Roundup 10/9-10/13 By: Evan Reid & Ashley Collette United States v. Salmons In this criminal case, the defendant appealed… Read More
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Forfeited Assets Unavailable to Pay for Appellate Counsel
By Adam McCoy On Monday, September 25, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in a criminal case, United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Applies Deferential Standard to Affirm Denial of § 2254 Petition
By Ali Fenno On November 23, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case of Rodriguez… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Consideration of Defendant’s Self-Incriminating Statements
By Ali Fenno On March 13, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case of United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Juror’s Ambiguous Statement Insufficient to Demonstrate Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
By M. Allie Clayton Today, in the criminal case of United States v. Powell, a published opinion, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Joins Other Circuit Decisions Regarding “Second-in-Time” Habeas Petitions
By Kelsey Hyde Today, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion, In re William Robert Gray, Jr., deciding on a… Read More