On December 1, 2019, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 (Rule 16.1 or the “Rule”) went into effect. With a focus on defense counsel’s ability to adequately prepare for trial, the Rule functions ...

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York on Monday reminded prosecutors about their obligations under recent amendments to Rule 16 of the ...

A judge ordered the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records under a new transparency law, but the DOJ will ultimately ...

On April 7, 2020, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sent a letter on behalf of a news media coalition to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Committee on Rules of Practice and ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court has adopted a new set of criminal procedures to bring uniformity to courtrooms at all levels in the state, a process that marks the final achievement of retiring Justice ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure voted to approve multiple changes to the state’s rules on Thursday, including amending the rules for discovery in criminal ...

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