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Latest News in Access to Justice

• December 03, 2025

  4th Circ. Upholds 25-Year Sentence For Bomb Instruction

  A man sentenced to 25 years in prison for teaching an informant how to use explosives to repel federal agents cannot argue the law used to convict him is unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit ruled on Wednesday, with a dissenting judge worried the decision could have the effect of "chilling" free speech.

• December 02, 2025

  4th Circ. Affirms Conviction Despite Search Warrant Omissions

  The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a North Carolina man's convictions for child sexual abuse images, rejecting his claim that a detective omitted key information in a search warrant request that led to the discovery of the abuse materials.

• December 02, 2025

  4th Circ. Rejects Rehearing In Ex-Defender's Harassment Case

  Former assistant public defender Caryn Devins Strickland lost her bid to have the full Fourth Circuit rehear her sexual harassment suit against the federal judiciary, as judges ruled they didn't overlook her pro bono legal team's withdrawal on the eve of her bench trial.

• November 25, 2025

  Mass. Justices Clarify Access To Sealed Records For Appeals

  A Massachusetts law intended to give defendants acquitted of criminal charges a fresh start by automatically sealing a court's record does not prevent them or their attorneys from accessing the files, the state's high court ruled on Tuesday.

• November 21, 2025

  Mich. High Court Rule Could Limit ICE Courthouse Arrests

  Joining a host of other states, the Michigan Supreme Court released a draft rule prohibiting "the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse," which would likely bar most Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.

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