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Sean Bradley

About Sean Bradley

Sean is a graduate of Creighton University School of Law. He has tried cases in state and federal courts, presided as an administrative law judge, and testified in support of major statutory reforms. Through his work as a public interest lawyer--representing domestic violence victims, housing eviction defendants, and public benefits claimants--Sean has developed an acute understanding of the street-level consequences of our nation’s political and legal debates. Sean is an Omaha native, and is raising two terrific children in this great city. After work, Sean enjoys reading irrelevant fiction, toiling over the New York Times crossword, and arguing with his good friends (and he is quite often right, with the crossword at least).
20 May, 2011

Weekly Roundup for May 20, 2011

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Opinions and Orders of the Court Kentucky v. King, 09-1272, May 16, 2011 The Fourth Amendment generally bars warrantless searches, except under certain exigent circumstances, such as the imminent destruction of evidence. An exception to the exception applies when the police create the exigency by acting or threatening to act unconstitutionally. In [...]

13 May, 2011

Weekly Roundup for May 13, 2011

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Opinions and Orders of the Court Stevens v. Mississippi, 10-10390, May 10th The Court declined to stay the execution of Benny Joe Stevens, a convicted quadruple murderer. Later that day, Mississippi executed Stevens. As noted in Crime & Consequences and SCOTUS Blog, Stevens had claimed that Mississippi unlawfully changed its execution procedures, [...]