Recent Legal Developments: Criminal Justice Decisions of the United States Supreme Court, 2024 Term

In this article, we review and analyze the criminal justice-related decisions of the 2024 term of the United States Supreme Court. We also provide a summary of the Court's voting patterns and opinion authorship. Twenty-seven of the Court's 67 decisions touched on criminal justice. There were significant decisions involving the Second Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment due process, federal criminal sentencing, and immigration law. Each of these is discussed in turn.

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Criminal Justice Review
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2026-07-27
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https://doi.org/10.1177/07340168261471158
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Criminal Law and Evidence
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Recent Legal Developments: Criminal Justice Decisions of the United States Supreme Court, 2024 Term

Michael S. Vaughn, Claire Nolasco Braaten
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Recent Legal Developments: Criminal Justice Decisions of the United States Supreme Court, 2024 Term

Michael S. Vaughn, Claire Nolasco Braaten
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Abstract

In this article, we review and analyze the criminal justice-related decisions of the 2024 term of the United States Supreme Court. We also provide a summary of the Court's voting patterns and opinion authorship. Twenty-seven of the Court's 67 decisions touched on criminal justice. There were significant decisions involving the Second Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment due process, federal criminal sentencing, and immigration law. Each of these is discussed in turn.

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Texas A&M University – San Antonio (US), Sam Houston State University (US)
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