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The AU Legislation & Policy Brief

A Publication of The American University Washington College of Law

Criminal Law

The Privacy Debate: Does Obtaining Historic CSLI Require a Search Warrant Under the 4th Amendment?

July 21, 2014July 24, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Cynthia Anderson   From cell phone searches to databases filled with internet-based communications, citizens’ privacy rights have been a hot topic in the United States recently. This has led […]

The High Cost of Low Minimum Sentences

April 15, 2014April 14, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Maya Kushner United States has the highest rate of incarceration than any other country, and so the topic is often debated anywhere from the Senate floor to the dinner […]

The Death Penalty By Lethal Injection: Is the End Near?

February 10, 2014February 11, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Samantha Lewis Prisons across the United States are scrambling to respond to a lethal injection shortage that is plaguing the American penitentiary system. In 2011, Hospira Inc., the sole […]

The (Warning) Shot Heard Round the State… of Florida

January 29, 2014March 10, 2014 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Brittany Sullivan Along with several other states, Florida has been heavily featured in the national news cycle with stories of gun possession, use, abuse, and the resulting legal action. […]

The Military’s Need for Sexual Assault Prosecution Reform

September 13, 2013September 17, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Erin Mee The United States military has an enormous sexual assault problem. Roughly 23,000 cases of military sexual assault went untried this past year. Of cases of sexual assault […]

The Fourth Amendment and the Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 Term

September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Erin Mee The Supreme Court greatly expanded the scope of the Fourth Amendment during its recent term. The Court decided that blood testing DUI suspects without the suspects’ consent […]

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