Federal Judicial Center Operational Status:

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the Federal Judicial Center (Center) has ceased all non-excepted activities until funding is restored.

The Center will post any changes in operational status on this web page. Please check back for updates.

You are here

Property Offenses

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2, sorted by most recent
Contains
Contains
Format: 2025
Greater than or equal to

Term Talk: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson; McElrath v. Georgia

Francesca Williams, Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee
November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Eighth Amendment. Fifth Amendment. Experts discuss the Court’s interpretation of status and conduct in the context of ordinances that punish sleeping in public in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, and the absolute bar to retrial of acquittals, even when there are inconsistent verdicts, in McElrath v. Georgia.

Read more

The Court Historian, No. 9 (March 1998)

March 1, 1998

In this issue:

  • The Amistad Case and the Federal Courts
  • Documenting the Careers of Federal Judges

The Court Historian was an occasional newsletter (discontinued) from the Federal Judicial History Office.

Read more
Subscribe to Property Offenses