October - 2018

Michael Stechschulte

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...

Ericka Cruz

“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

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

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

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

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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