Fentanyl is Injected Back into the News Following Its First Use in Capital Punishment

*Joseph Stephan In the midst of botched executions and challenges in acquiring the traditional drugs used for lethal injections, states have been forced to explore alternative methods of execution.  See, e.g., Tracy Connor, Oklahoma Says Gas Will Replace Lethal Injection in Executions, NBC News (Mar. 14, 2018, 5:38 PM), https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-says-gas-will-replace-lethal-injection-executions-n856721.  With lethality and availability concernsContinue reading “Fentanyl is Injected Back into the News Following Its First Use in Capital Punishment”

Highest Case Note from Write-On 2018, discussing Sizer v. State, 456 Md. 350, 174 A.3d 326 (2017)

 Nicholas B. Jordan*  The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the holding of the Court of Special Appeals, which found that the Circuit Court for Howard County erred by granting Petitioner’s motion to suppress evidence of a handgun and bottle of oxycodone pills discovered by police after conducting an unlawful search. Under the totality ofContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2018, discussing Sizer v. State, 456 Md. 350, 174 A.3d 326 (2017)”

The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway?

The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway? Tiffany Meekins* The Fourth Amendment requires that “no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, . . . and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” U.S. Const. amend. IV.  The WarrantContinue reading “The Curtilage Cage: Should the Confines of Curtilage Be Expanded to Include A Private Driveway?”

Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency?

Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency? Alexis Holiday*             Numerous anti-bullying campaigns are dedicated to ending bullying in schools as well as cyber bullying outside of schools.  E.g., Stopbullying.gov, https://www.stopbullying.gov/ (last visited Apr. 12, 2018); STOMP Out Bullying, http://www.stompoutbullying.org/ (last visited Apr. 12, 2018).  InContinue reading “Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned: A Possible Resurgence of Parental Responsibility for Child Delinquency?”

THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE PROPOSED BAN ON BUMP-FIRE STOCKS

The Constitutionality of the Proposed Ban on Bump-Fire Stocks Jacob Waechter*             On October 1, 2017, the United States experienced the deadliest mass shooting in its history when a single gunman in Las Vegas managed to kill fifty-eight people and wound hundreds more.  Tina Bellon, Las Vegas Shooting Victims File Lawsuit Against Bump Stock Makers,Continue reading “THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE PROPOSED BAN ON BUMP-FIRE STOCKS”