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Term Talk: Smith v. United States, Samia v. United States, In Re Grand Jury

The nation's top legal scholars discuss what federal judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court's most impactful decisions. 

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Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Clara J. Altman
October 5, 2023

Criminal Law. Venue. Double Jeopardy Clause. Sixth Amendment. Experts analyze the Supreme Court’s holdings in important criminal law cases. In Smith v. United States the Court rules that double jeopardy does not apply to trials conducted in the wrong venue. Samia v. United States addresses whether admission at trial of a non-testifying codefendant’s confession implicating another defendant violates the right to confront witnesses. Finally, they discuss what the dismissal after oral argument of In Re Grand Jury might mean to efforts to expand the scope of the attorney-client privilege.

Participants. Laurie Levenson, Professor of Law, and David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy at Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, University of California College of Law, San Francisco; and Clara Altman, Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center.

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