Dossier
pro-defendant decisions
Coverage of pro-defendant decisions in the Nexus archive.
- The court’s criminal law term: overview and observations
The Supreme Court's October 2025-26 Term included 16-17 'pure' criminal law cases, comprising 28-30% of its 57 total argued cases. Of these, 11 decisions favored criminal defendants or defense positions, continuing a trend from the prior term.