The Crime Report
MAY 18, 2021
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court in Jones v. Mississippi ruled judges do not need to make a factual finding of “permanent incorrigibility” when deciding to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 5, 2023
A Mississippi inmate’s habeas appeal is doomed because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions remarking that federal courts have discretion to deny relief as “law and…
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The treaty eventually led to the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from its land east of the Mississippi and the deaths of many Cherokee Natives on the Trail of Tears. Native American Law Professor Lindsay Roberts, and legislative attorney from the Congressional Research Service Mainon Schwartz.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
An increasing number of Americans now believe US Supreme Court decision-making is based more on political ideology than the rule of law. Evidence that this disturbing trend is true can be found when taking a closer look at the shift in how the Court has dealt with juvenile cases dating back to 2005. Mississippi.
The Crime Report
JUNE 1, 2021
What if the decisions of your 15-year-old self now made it impossible for you to have a family, a career, or any life at all? Supreme Court’s April decision on Jones v. Mississippi , the majority of justices made it much easier for teens who commit serious crimes to pay with the rest of their lives. Mississippi.
The Crime Report
APRIL 28, 2023
Supreme Court seeking review of the Fifth Circuit decision in the Hope case. In response, prison officials constructed three fenced exercise yards—one for each tier—that allowed inmates to exercise each day for one hour and allowed them to spend an additional hour on the tier outside of their cells for showering. Sinclair v.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Our nonprofit law firm, the Institute for Justice , represents her. Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. Supreme Court to overturn a decision from the 8th U.S. The public interest law firm also has offices in Minneapolis.
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