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

Trump and his administration were so committed to ineffective tough on crime policies that they even, at times, reversed their own progress on criminal legal system reform. In 2018, the ACLU worked ...

The one consistent throughline in the court’s rulings involving the criminal legal system is its continued draconian interpretation of federal habeas law. For instance, in Jones v. Hendrix, the ...

Law and Crime Confessions, Torture, and the Criminal Law How the law of criminal evidence makes unfounded psychological assumptions. Posted July 7, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D.

But after months of anticipation, the law’s rollout is being delayed. Originally set to take effect on July 1, 2025, the Clean Slate Law will now go into effect on July 1, 2026.

The “Law & Order” universe is heading up north. Citytv has ordered the series “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” Rogers Media announced on Monday.

Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges.