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The Rise of Cryptocurrency: What Is It and How Should It Be Regulated?

The Rise of Cryptocurrency: What Is It and How Should It Be Regulated? Christina Martin* Within the past six months, the price of one Bitcoin has risen 174%, and other cryptocurrencies are experiencing similar increases. Andrew Hallam, Bitcoin Gains 174 Percent in Just Six Months: Should It Be Part of YourContinue reading “The Rise of Cryptocurrency: What Is It and How Should It Be Regulated?”

Highest Case Note from Write-On 2017, discussing Gupta v. State, 156 A.3d 785 (Md. 2017).

Meegan Jayne Smith[1] The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed the holding of the Court of Special Appeals, finding the Circuit Court for Montgomery County violated Rule 4–326(d)(2), but that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Additionally, the Court of Appeals held the court did not err in denying Petitioner’s motion to suppress theContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2017, discussing Gupta v. State, 156 A.3d 785 (Md. 2017).”

Facial Recognition Technology: First and Fourth Amendment Implications

Facial Recognition Technology: First and Fourth Amendment Implications Ashley Triplett* On October 18, 2016, the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology released a report regarding the use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Clare Garvie et al., The Perpetual Line-Up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America 1 (2016), https://www.perpetuallineup.org/sites/default/files/2016-12/The%20Perpetual%20Line-Up%20-%20Center%20on%20Privacy%20and%20Technology%20at%20Georgetown%20Law%20-%20121616.pdf.Continue reading “Facial Recognition Technology: First and Fourth Amendment Implications”

Should a Bright-Line Rule Control Taser Deployment?

Should a Bright-Line Rule Control Taser Deployment? Janet Franklin* The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst, 810 F.3d 892 (4th Cir. 2016), cert. denied, 2016 WL 2839881 (S. Ct. Oct. 3, 2016), which established a bright-line rule in regards to taser deployment by law enforcement officers, effectively limits the scope ofContinue reading “Should a Bright-Line Rule Control Taser Deployment?”

Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence?

Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence? Richard Byrne III* Any practicing attorney, law student, or layperson knows that tampering with evidence is one of the worst misdeeds an attorney can commit. Not only does the tampering of evidence often result in otherwise incorrect rulings, it completely undermines the judicial system’s primaryContinue reading “Could Harsher Penalties Deter Prosecutors from Tampering with Exculpatory Evidence?”