Drugs
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How a Federal Cannabis Pardon Could Rectify the Injustices Waged by the War on Drugs
By: Emily Wilmink In 1971, President Richard Nixon launched the “War on Drugs” that drastically increased the role of the… Read More
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Fake Cures and Real Law: Analyzing the Legal Implications of ‘DIY’ COVID Vaccines
By Megan M. Neal As the public tracks the development of a viable SARS-CoV-2 (“COVID-19”) vaccine, there has been rampant… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 3/25-3/29
R.F. v. Cecil County Public Schools This case is a civil case where the parents of a child with disabilities… Read More
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4th Amendment Rights: The Reasonableness of Prolonged Traffic Stops
By: Matthew Welch & Gilbert Smolenski On March 1, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Career Offender Status and Controlled Substance Offense Convictions
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, January 30, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Finds Insufficient Evidence in Heroin-Related Convictions
By Paige Topper On December 10, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. Daniel Blue, a published opinion,… Read More
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Pro Se Defendant’s Case Remanded After Fourth Circuit Finds No Forfeiture of Right to Counsel
By Daniel Stratton On September 2, 2015, the Fourth Circuit reversed the conviction of an individual convicted on several charges… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Found that Police Did Not Have a Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Detention of an Individual
By Whitney Pakalka On October 22, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms 188 Month Sentence for Cocaine Trafficker
By Daniel Stratton Today, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the sentence of an individual convicted of conspiracy and possession with intent… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Finds No Plain Error for Criminal Cocaine Charges
By Malorie Letcavage Overview On June 24, 2015 the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case, U.S.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Use of Prior Convictions in Supervised Release Violation Sentencing
By Sarah Saint On May 20, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case U.S. v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates Guilty Plea Due to District Court Coercion
By Eric Jones On April 28, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United States… Read More