Category: Fourteenth Amendment
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By: Jay Leiderman
June 18 2017
Why Bail is Inherently Excessive – and Unconstitutional
“Excessive bail shall not be required…” Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution. Even so, this very moment, approximately 450,000 people who have not been convicted…
By: Jay Leiderman
November 16 2016
Jury instructions, due process and the 14th Amendment
“The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment denies States the power to deprive the accused of liberty unless the prosecution proves beyond a reasonable…