High Court's Recess Talks Ruling Raises Practical Challenges

By Ryan Magee ( March 11, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT) -- On Feb. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant Sixth Amendment decision in Villarreal v. Texas, clarifying the constitutional limits on a trial court's authority to restrict communication between a criminal defendant and defense counsel during an overnight recess in testimony....

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