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Supreme Court 2008 - 2009 Review
Supreme Court 2007-2008 Review Meaghan McLaine
Supreme Court 2006-2007 Review
Supreme Court 2005-2006 Review
Supreme Court 2004-2005 Review G. Paul McCormick
Supreme Court: 2003-2004 Review - Part 2 G. Paul McCormick
Supreme Court: 2003-2004 Review -- Part 1 G. Paul McCormick
Supreme Court 2002-2003 Review G. Paul McCormick
Supreme Court Review G. Paul McCormick December 2002 26 This year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several favorable cases in the area of death penalty litigation, including the right to a jury trial and outlawing the execution of the mentally retarded. In the wake of Apprendi, the Court ruled that an
U.S. Supreme Court Update G. Paul McCormick December 2001 12 The 2000-2001 term of the U.S. Supreme Court focused on numerous hotly contested issues, including drug checkpoints, arrests for “fine only” traffic offenses, thermal imaging and mandatory drug testing for pregnant mothers. The Court took
U.S. Supreme court Update (1999-2000) G. Paul McCormick December 2000 18 The past term of the U.S. Supreme Court proved to be very dynamic from the viewpoint of the criminally accused. For once, there were several decisions announced favorable to criminal defendants. The watershed case of Apprendi w