Recent Legal Developments: Criminal Justice Decisions of the United States Supreme Court, 2021 Term

In this paper, we review and analyze the criminal justice-related decisions of the 2021 term of the United States Supreme Court. We also provide a summary of the Court's voting patterns and opinion authorship. 18 of the Court's 58 decisions touched on criminal justice. There were significa...

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Authors: Hemmens, Craig 1960- (Author) ; Raza, Arifa (Author) ; Mellinger, Hillary (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice review
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 106-127
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:In this paper, we review and analyze the criminal justice-related decisions of the 2021 term of the United States Supreme Court. We also provide a summary of the Court's voting patterns and opinion authorship. 18 of the Court's 58 decisions touched on criminal justice. There were significant decisions involving the Second Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, and federal criminal statutes. Each of these is discussed in turn.
ISSN:1556-3839
DOI:10.1177/07340168221131800