Supreme Court Denies Prisoner Right to DNA Evidence

In yet another 5-4 ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court denied a man imprisoned for a rape and attempted murder he says he didn’t commit the right to the DNA evidence that would prove his guilt or innocence.

Concluding that this is a matter for state legislatures, not the federal More…

Could Sotomayor Push the Supreme Court to the Right on Criminal Justice Issues?

Here’s an interesting, under-reported twist on Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial record: she’s apparently a conservative when it comes to criminal justice.

The Wall Street Journal reports today:

New York criminal-defense lawyers say she is surprisingly tough on crime for a Democratic-backed appointee — a byproduct, they believe, of her tenure as

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