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Arizona
Oct 2023
Fund for Empowerment v. Phoenix, City of
Fund for Empowerment is a challenge to the City of Phoenix’s practice of conducting sweeps of encampments without notice, issuing citations to unsheltered people for camping and sleeping on public property when they have no place else to go, and confiscating and destroying their property without notice or process.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
McElrath v. Georgia
Does the Double Jeopardy Clause bar an appellate court from reviewing and setting aside a jury’s verdicts of acquittal on the ground that the verdict is inconsistent with the jury’s verdict on other charges?
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Pulsifer v. United States
This case involves the interpretation of a federal law that allows defendants to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes, allowing judges to impose sentences tailored to their individual circumstances.
Status: Ongoing
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Texas
Jul 2021
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al
Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The ACLU has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
Status: Ongoing
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130 Criminal Law Reform Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2006
Hudson v. Michigan
Reviewing whether the exclusionary rule applies to evidence seized following a violation of the "knock-and-announce" rule. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Hudson v. Michigan
Reviewing whether the exclusionary rule applies to evidence seized following a violation of the "knock-and-announce" rule. DECIDED
Jan 2006
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2005
Samson v. California
This case reviews whether the Fourth Amendment permits a police officer to search a parolee on the public streets without any basis for suspicion. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Samson v. California
This case reviews whether the Fourth Amendment permits a police officer to search a parolee on the public streets without any basis for suspicion. DECIDED
Dec 2005
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2004
Illinois v. Caballes
Reviewing whether police can expand a routine traffic stop into a drug investigation by using a drug-sniffing dog in the absence of individualized suspicion. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Illinois v. Caballes
Reviewing whether police can expand a routine traffic stop into a drug investigation by using a drug-sniffing dog in the absence of individualized suspicion. DECIDED
Nov 2004
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2002
Board of Education of Pottawatomie County v. Earls
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Board of Education of Pottawatomie County v. Earls
Jun 2002
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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