A Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure should be tweaked to allow trial judges to conduct pretrial criminal hearings over video conference if the defendant consents, U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ...

An examination of relevant case law and Congressional action reveals that—although courts have embraced the new virtual world—there have been hesitations and hijinks along the way. It goes without ...

Majority of defense attorneys surveyed agreed the shift to virtual proceedings compromised access to justice “The pandemic hit so suddenly and there was no time for our criminal legal system to ...

In response to COVID-19, courts were forced to adapt to the pandemic and adopt new rules regarding in-person and remote proceedings. The list below contains links to each state’s laws and rules ...

A divided federal appeals court ruled on Friday that US District Court Judge James Boasberg cannot move ahead with criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in a ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. A plaintiff bringing a damages claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations arising in the criminal-justice ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...