Civil Rights. §1983. Malicious Prosecution and Miranda Warnings.  Experts discuss how the Court resolved a circuit split as to what constitutes a favorable outcome allowing a claim for malicious prosecution to go forward, and whether violations of Miranda warning rules can support a claim under §1983. 

State Secrets Privilege. FISA. Experts discuss the interplay between the common law State Secrets Privilege and the statutory Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Constitutional Criminal Law. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s elimination of the Watershed Exception for procedural rule changes in Edwards v. Vannoy, and the lack of need for specific findings in life without parole sentencing of juveniles in Jones v. Mississippi.  

Federal Criminal Statutes. Experts discuss the Court’s refusal to read statutes broadly and the importance of judges considering the impacts of race and addiction in sentencing.