SCOTUSCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official ...

For 30 years or more I have been compiling an annual booklet summarizing all the “Criminal Law and Related Decisions” of the Supreme Court, published every summer by the Criminal Law Section of the ...

Only two years before the 2024 Presidential election—in which Trump had been expected to run against President Joe Biden—Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel, to ...

What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, Donald Trump was facing the prospect of four criminal trials that could put him behind bars for years, and hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

Currently, a suspect can be charged with a campaign spending violation only if it’s been less than five years since the incident. Two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate, aim to change this ...