Will Mount is the founding partner at the Mount Law Firm, PLLC, where he primarily represents clients in appointed juvenile delinquency defense and involuntary commitment matters before the D.C. Superior Court. Mount is also a licensed attorney in Maryland. Mount has always had an interest in criminal law. While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice at American University, he aspired to work on death penalty cases. Mount recounts taking courses

On Oct. 6, 2022, President Biden issued the following proclamation on the White House website: “Acting Pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to (1) all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple possession of marijuana.” This decision was met with great fervor online, with def

TW: sexual violence, child abuse On Aug. 26, 2022, Troy Mansfield’s attorneys filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to decide “whether the due process right to exculpatory evidence recognized in Brady applies to pretrial plea negotiations.” Mansfield’s attorneys are requesting that the Supreme Court resolve the current circuit split on this issue by extending Brady v. Maryland protections to the plea-bargaining stage of the criminal legal system.

On April 27 and 28, 2021, Sen. Robert (Bob) Casey (D-PA), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Lisa Rochester (D-DE) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) introduced the Clean Slate Act to Congress. The Clean Slate Act would automatically seal criminal records for certain arrests and nonviolent offenses one year after the individual fulfills all requirements of their sentence. The proposed bill would remove barriers for many Americans to find employment, secure housing and access educ

When investigative journalist Sarah Koenig began her podcast in 2014, she wanted to tell the story of Adnan Syed, a man sentenced to life in prison following a shoddy police investigation. But no one, not even Koenig, could have imagined what would happen next. Eight years later, on Sept. 19, 2022, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City vacated Syed’s conviction and released him after 23 years in prison. Many have credited Syed’s release in large part to Koenig’s podcast,