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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Much of my legislative work is dedicated to ensuring access to justice for ...

In a landmark ruling last Friday, the Kennebec County Superior Court decided in favor of the ACLU of Maine and our clients, ordering the state to uphold the people’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel ...

This is an opinion column. Get Kyle Whitmire’s newsletter, Alabamafication. Sign up here for free. Something curious is happening in America lately. A resistance movement seems to be forming. Not in ...

BOTTOM LINE: Where an administrative law judge found an applicant’s subjective testimony about her fibromyalgia symptoms to be unsupported by medical and other evidence, it erred. ALJs may not rely on ...