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Shaakirrah R. Sanders is the first Black, African American to achieve the rank of professor of law at the University of Idaho and its College of Law. She teaches Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and the First Amendment. Her scholarship focuses on the First, Sixth, and Seventh Amendments.

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OPINION ANALYSIS

Justices affirm Crawford’s application of Sixth Amendment confrontation clause to testimonial evidence

By Shaakirrah Sanders on Jan 25, 2022 at 12:41 am

SCOTUS NEWS

Court rejects “door opening” as a Sixth Amendment confrontation-clause exception

By Shaakirrah Sanders on Jan 20, 2022 at 11:11 am

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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS

Justices probe both sides in clash between confrontation clause and evidentiary rules

By Shaakirrah Sanders on Oct 8, 2021 at 6:01 pm

CASE PREVIEW

Will the court recognize New York’s “door opening” rule as an exception to the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause?

By Shaakirrah Sanders on Oct 4, 2021 at 6:30 pm

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