Highlights The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Villarreal v. Texas adopted a content-based rule, holding that a testifying defendant’s Sixth Amendment right does not include the right to discuss his ...

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As his colleagues sidestep opportunities, Justice Gorsuch called on the lower courts to give closer heed to criminal defendants’ Sixth Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court agreed, the trial court here struck the appropriate balance between Villarreal’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

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Since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Booker in 2005 held that the Sentencing Guidelines are merely advisory, district courts are no longer mandated to impose sentences ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...