Criminal Law
CAC Alert: Terry v. United States
Are certain individuals sentenced for low-level crack-cocaine offenses prior to enactment of the Fair Sentencing Act eligible for reduced sentences under the First Step Act? Watch CAC’s Kendall Fellow Miriam Becker-Cohen discuss oral arguments in Terry v. United States.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Kian v. State of Florida
In Kian v. State of Florida, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Sixth Amendment requires a jury to have at least twelve members.
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CAC Release: In Important Victory for Digital Privacy, Supreme Court Holds that Even Short-Term Police Monitoring of Cell-Phone Location Information Is Regulated by the Fourth Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s decision at the Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States,...
May 28, 2026
CAC Release: Supreme Court Recognizes Clear Pathway to Habeas Relief in Mississippi Jury Race-Discrimination Case
WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s decision at the Supreme Court in Pitchford v. Cain, a...
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CAC Release: Supreme Court Majority Rules that Judges Cannot Consider Changing Views of Crime when Reducing Sentences
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Supreme Court’s decision this morning in Rutherford v. United States...
May 28, 2026
CAC Release: Court’s Commitment to Text and History Falters in Compassionate Release Case
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Fernandez v. United States, a case...
April 27, 2026
CAC Release: Justices Push Back Against Government’s Claim of Unrestricted Access to Cell-Phone Location Information
WASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Chatrie v....