Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
In November 2008, one week after Barack Obama was elected as our forty-fifth President, I had the honor of delivering a Donahue Lecture at Suffolk University Law School. “A National Security Agenda” offered thoughts on national security challenges, priorities and...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
It was my great pleasure to come to Suffolk University Law School to join the ranks of the many distinguished individuals who have delivered the Donahue Lecture. The topic of this lecture is the simple chemical, carbon dioxide, which is, now officially, our newest...
May 27, 2010 | Case Comments, Number 3, Volume 43
Since the 1930s, federal courts have expressed great reluctance toward allowing cameras into courtrooms for the purpose of recording or broadcasting proceedings. Although the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ban the use of cameras in criminal proceedings, there is...
May 27, 2010 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 43
The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the fundamental right that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” Nevertheless, indigent defendants may relinquish...
May 27, 2010 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 43
Congress strictly regulates telephone surveillance—or “wiretapping”—through the comprehensive Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Title III). One of Title III’s primary enforcement mechanisms is § 2515, an exclusionary rule that calls...
May 27, 2010 | Case Comments, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 43
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, protecting the secrecy of federal grand jury proceedings, permit limited disclosure of grand jury materials. Courts have differed on the standard of need grand jury witnesses must show to access prior testimony transcripts....