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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Samia v. United States, a case on a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights and criminal law.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hemphill v. New York. The case concerns the rights of criminal defendants under the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.

Jeff Rosen and Paul Cassel talked about the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which the court ruled 5-4 that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against…

Constitutional scholar Akhil Amar and former solicitor general Paul Clement talked about the 1963 Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright. The guests also responded to viewer phone…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Greer v. United States, a case on criminal law and plain-error review.

Journalist Matthew Van Meter discussed Duncan v. Louisiana, a civil rights case which helped to reaffirm the right to a trial by jury in most criminal cases. This was a virtual event hosted…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Edwards v. Vannoy. The case stems from a 2020 Supreme Court ruling in Ramos v. Louisiana establishing the right to unanimous jury trials for defendants in…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument for Ramos v. Louisiana, a case on whether a unanimous jury verdict is constitutionally required in criminal cases for federal and state courts.…

Sheri Johnson, the attorney for death row petitioner Curtis Flowers in Flowers v. Mississippi, spoke to reporters outside the Supreme Court after oral argument in the case. At issue were…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Garza v. Idaho, a case concerning the appeal rights of defendants after entering a plea agreement. In Idaho in 2015, Gilberto Garza agreed to two plea…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCoy v. Louisiana. The case concerns whether a death row inmate’s Sixth Amendment rights were violated after his lawyer admitted his guilt during trial…

Undefended-Gideon v. Wainwright and the Fight for the Right to Counsel was one of the second-prize middle school winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Julia Angel, Maria…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Pena-Rodriguez v.Colorado, a case balancing jury secrecy against the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury. The plaintiff sued to have his unlawful…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Betterman v. Montana, docket number 14-1457, which concerns whether the constitutional right to a speedy trial applies to the sentencing phase of a…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Luis v. United States, docket number 14-419. The case concerns the government’s ability to freeze a defendant’s assets, even those unrelated to…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hurst v. Florida, docket number 14-7505, on the constitutionality of Florida’s death penalty system. A Florida jury’s recommendation for the death penalty was an “advisory opinion” and did not…