Showing posts with label Constitutional Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constitutional Law. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tiny Typo Leads to Flawed Warrant and Excluded Evidence

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What may have seemed like a small typo on a warrant amounted to enough reason for a judge to prevent prosecutors from using evidence collect...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Looking Through Your Smartphone: Electronic Pocket Litter and Police Searches

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A recent article discussed a seemingly boring but ultimately important issue that may be raised before the Supreme Court in the coming sessi...
Friday, June 15, 2012

State v. Anderson – The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Reverses a Finding of Exigent Circumstances

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By Stevie Phillips Deputies were dispatched to Stoney Anderson’s neighborhood at about 1 a.m. in response to an unknown disturbance in...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Strip Searches of Any Inmate No Matter the Crime

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Florence v. County of Burlington Imagine, if you will, that you were arrested for a "minor" crime such as failing to pay ch...
Monday, March 12, 2012

SUPREME COURT DECISIONS CHANGE RULES FOR DETERMINING WHEN CONVICTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CRIMES ARE PERMITTED

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March 9, 2012 Nashville – In three unanimous decisions, the Tennessee Supreme Court significantly changed the tests and procedures for ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Georgia Supreme Court Holds Assisted Suicide Legislation Unconstitutional

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The Georgia Supreme Court held yesterday that a law banning advertisements for assisted suicide services violates the constitutionally prote...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

TN Supreme Court Examines the Constitutionality of Two Murder Convictions and the Subsequent Death Sentence

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Leonard Edward Smith v. State of Tennessee The TN Supreme Court recently decided the case of Leonard Smith, convicted murderer on death ro...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

President Obama Fails to Veto the National Defense Authorization Act

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In a surprising move today by President Obama, the White House issued a statement supporting the controversial National Defense Authorizat...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

U.S. Senate Passes The National Defense Authorization Act

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The Huffington Post reports today that the U.S. Senate voted 93 to 7 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In an interest...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Sixth Circuit Reverses District Court's Refusal to Suppress Evidence Resulting From an Unreasonable Search and Seizure

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United States v. Beauchamp The Sixth Circuit decided U.S. v. Gevoyl Beauchamp , yesterday. Beauchamp pleaded guilty to possession with inte...
Monday, October 17, 2011

TN Supreme Court Affirms Defendant's Four Violent Felony Convictions

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State of Tennessee v. Christopher Lee Davis The TN Supreme Court decided today to affirm the conviction of Christopher Lee Davis for aggra...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Suit Against City of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Police Dept. Begins in Federal Court

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Plaintiff, Mickel Hoback, a former Chattanooga Police Department Officer is suing the City of Chattanooga for $1.5 Million claiming the City...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court to Examine the Constitutionality of Unreliable Eyewitness Identifications

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As we continue to preview the upcoming season of the U.S. Supreme Court, we will take a look at the case of Perry v. New Hampshire. This cas...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Five Tobacco Companies Sue the FDA

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On Tuesday, five tobacco companies filed suit against the FDA in response to a new law which places graphic warning labels on cigarette pack...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Use of GPS Tracking Devices Without a Warrant is an Upcoming Issue Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Looking ahead at the next U.S. Supreme Court season, one important issue the Court will have to deliberate is whether law enforcement office...
Monday, August 8, 2011

What's Next for the U.S. Supreme Court?

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An interesting article in the New York Times last week focuses on what lies ahead for the U.S. Supreme Court. Specifically, it focuses on...