Katie Barlow

Circuit Breaker

Katie is a journalist and former lawyer at a large international law firm in Washington, D.C. As a journalist, she has covered Capitol Hill with WTOP, including Justice Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing, as well as the Supreme Court with NPR’s Nina Totenberg. She hosts a political podcast called Words Matter. She also co-founded Circuit Breaker, a website that provided news and information about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

 

Source: https://www.scotusblog.com/author/katie-barlow/

Katie Barlow appears in the following:

Supreme Court Gives Police New Power To Rely On Anonymous Tips

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police can stop and search a driver based solely on an anonymous 911 tip.

The 5-4 decision split the court's two most conservative justices, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing for the majority and Justice Antonin Scalia penning the dissent.

In August 2008, an ...

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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge To Ohio Ban On Campaign Lies

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday testing whether states can make it a crime to lie about candidates during an election campaign.

At issue is an Ohio law that imposes potential jail time or a fine for the first offense, and possibly loss of the right to vote for ...

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Thermal Imaging Gets More Common But The Courts Haven't Caught Up

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Thermal imaging devices have been available for sale online, relatively cheaply, for at least a couple of years. But now, an iPhone attachment will let you carry a thermal imaging camera in your pocket. FLIR Systems, a specialized camera company, plans to release its thermal camera and app for ...

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