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Should all states have to use grand juries?

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. The ...
Tennessean

Here's what the Constitution's Fifth Amendment says about indictments and double jeopardy

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Our Constitution and amendments are the supreme law of America. The ...
Tennessean

How the Fifth Amendment works and why not guilty verdict does mean a defendant is innocent

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit Diverts ESA Takings Challenge

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, in part, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The federal Endangered Species Act deals with a different ...

Opinion: Could the United States Constitution be created today?

Thanks in part to our current contentious, partisan political climate, there have been calls for modifying or replacing the ...