Criminal Law

Rothgery Wins at the Supreme Court... or Does He?
After reading the Supreme Court's ruling in Rothergy v. Gillespie County, I'm left with one simple question: Did Rothgery win the case or not? By way of background, Rothgery was arrested and jailed for possession of a firearm because his...

Access online the transcript of today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Rothgery v. Gillespie County, No. 07-440
Access online the transcript of today's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Rothgery v...

The Meaning of Rothgery:
I'm trying to understand this morning's important Sixth Amendment decision in Rothgery v...

Rothgery Argument in Supreme Court
a policy of denying appointed counsel to arrestees released from jail on bond and by failing to adequately train and monitor those involved in the appointment-of-counsel process...

Opinion Recap: Rothgery v. Gillespie County
Stanford student Patrick Nemeroff offers this summary of Monday’s decision in Rothgery v...

Two Thoughts on Rothgery:
Having read more of the briefs in Rothgery v. Gillespie County, the Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel case I blogged about below, I have two quick thoughts...