ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Welcome ...

Unlike in criminal cases, there is no constitutional right to an attorney in civil legal matters. This can affect low-income ...

A letter from the administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism threatens all federal funding to the school.

A Louisiana law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in ...

Harvard University law and history professor Kenneth Mack provided an introduction to his lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who petitioned the Supreme Court when he was denied ...

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward ...

The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act aims to correct a long-standing injustice by exempting civil settlements for ...

ACLU of Iowa says it’s unclear how courts will handle discrimination cases based on gender identity under change in state law ...

Prima facie is about the strength and sufficiency of evidence at the outset, whereas ex facie concerns what is immediately clear from the face of a document. Recognizing the distinction between these ...

The letter warned that Harvard stands to lose all remaining federal funding if it doesn’t “institute adequate changes ...

A former Kean University professor says she was fired for sparking classroom debate—Kean says she violated anti-discrimination rules.

A recently published Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that human trafficking in the county goes largely ...