Loophole to the Double Jeopardy Clause in Jeopardy
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that “No person shall . . . be subject for the same offense to be twice...
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Marjorie Lluveres
- Oct 23, 2018
- 4 min
Left to Die: States Fail to Evacuate Prisons During Hurricanes
“We do not want to risk one life in [Hurricane Florence].” Those were the words of Henry McMaster, the South Carolina Governor, as he...
Ericka Cruz
- Oct 22, 2018
- 3 min
“Operation Streamline” to “Zero-Tolerance” at the Southwest border: How did we get here? A legal br
Zero-Tolerance On April 6, 2018 Attorney General Geoffrey Sessions issued a memorandum to prosecutors along the Southwest border, with...
Andrew Climo
- Oct 22, 2018
- 3 min
New York Becomes First State to Create Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee
Prosecutorial misconduct has been an issue that has prevailed, growing larger and larger as the field itself grows. For many states,...
Alejandra Rojas
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Expulsion Rates High, Graduation Rates Low: The School to Prison Pipeline
Statistics show that over 200,000 text messages are sent every second of the day. As technology has risen, particularly among the current...
Stephanie Lauria
- Oct 15, 2018
- 4 min
Death by Blood Asphyxiation, Felon-enhanced Sentences for “Slight Resistance”, and more SCOTUS Cases
As the fall semester begins for students, October brings the beginning of another Supreme Court session. The Supreme Court has...
Kathryn Canning
- Oct 7, 2018
- 5 min
Confessing to a Serious Crime
There has been a debate on whether there is a split between state courts on the issue of what makes a suspect “in custody”. Some state...
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