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Court Case
Aug 2009
Women and Criminal Justice
+2 Issues
KC v Nedelkoff
On June 12, 2008 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a class action lawsuit challenging inhumane practices - punitive solitary confinement, routine strip searches, and other forms of abuse - at the Brownwood State School, a youth prison in central Texas.
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Court Case
Aug 2009
Women and Criminal Justice
+2 Issues
KC v Nedelkoff
On June 12, 2008 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a class action lawsuit challenging inhumane practices - punitive solitary confinement, routine strip searches, and other forms of abuse - at the Brownwood State School, a youth prison in central Texas.
Court Case
Mar 2007
Women and Criminal Justice
Women's Rights
New Mexico v. Martinez
The Women's Rights Project, Reproductive Freedom Project, and 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico joined in an amicus effort before the New Mexico Supreme Court to help challenge the arrest and prosecution of Cynthia Martinez, a mother who continued her pregnancy to term in spite of her struggle with drug addiction.
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Court Case
Mar 2007
Women and Criminal Justice
Women's Rights
New Mexico v. Martinez
The Women's Rights Project, Reproductive Freedom Project, and 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico joined in an amicus effort before the New Mexico Supreme Court to help challenge the arrest and prosecution of Cynthia Martinez, a mother who continued her pregnancy to term in spite of her struggle with drug addiction.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2005
Women and Criminal Justice
Women's Rights
Davis v. Washington and Hammon v. Indiana
These cases raise the question of how to determine whether evidence is "testimonial" for purposes of the Confrontation Clause, and thus inadmissible at trial unless the defendant has an opportunity to cross-examine the witness whose "testimony" is being offered by the prosecution. The 老澳门开奖结果 brief urges the Court to adopt an objective standard under which a statement would be treated as "testimonial" if a reasonable person under the circumstances would understand that the statement could be used for criminal investigation or prosecution. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2005
Women and Criminal Justice
Women's Rights
Davis v. Washington and Hammon v. Indiana
These cases raise the question of how to determine whether evidence is "testimonial" for purposes of the Confrontation Clause, and thus inadmissible at trial unless the defendant has an opportunity to cross-examine the witness whose "testimony" is being offered by the prosecution. The 老澳门开奖结果 brief urges the Court to adopt an objective standard under which a statement would be treated as "testimonial" if a reasonable person under the circumstances would understand that the statement could be used for criminal investigation or prosecution. DECIDED