The Truth will not Set You Free: A Call for the Supreme Court to Hear Brendan Dassey’s Case
“Some people back there say no, we'll just charge him. We said no, let us talk to him, give him the opportunity to come forward with the...
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Apoorva Deshmukh
- Dec 13, 2016
- 4 min
DC Community Court Expansion: A Step in the Right Direction
​As of September 2016, 1,845 individuals are under the supervision of the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC has calculated a...
Ramy Simpson
- Nov 30, 2016
- 5 min
Bail Reform Measures Inch Closer to Equality
The money bail system that has been so pervasive throughout our judicial system is beginning to see reform around the nation. The money...
Chelsea Jacobi
- Nov 26, 2016
- 4 min
Choosing Capital Punishment: 2016 Referendums and the Death Penalty
As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...
Zac Johnston
- Nov 9, 2016
- 3 min
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Government Deterrence or a Cash Grab?
On October 24, 2016, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA settled with U.S. authorities to deferred prosecution based on an investigation...
Kaitlin Bigger
- Nov 8, 2016
- 2 min
"Indefensible": Recent Supreme Court Case Highlights Continued Racial Bias in Death Penalty
Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...
Maria Thompson
- Nov 8, 2016
- 4 min
Privacy in the Time of Birchfield
In the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Court held that police officers do not need a warrant to...
Kristen Abitabile
- Oct 26, 2016
- 4 min
Stop-and-Frisk Along the Campaign Trail
Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...
Brianna Lozito
- Oct 25, 2016
- 3 min
Home Sweet Home* [Offer Not Valid For Sex Offenders]
It is becoming common for released sex offenders to find themselves left out on the streets instead of living with their support systems...
Joshua Couce
- Oct 13, 2016
- 6 min
When Amnesty for Drug Overdoses Isn't Enough
It’s common knowledge that throughout the United States there have been countless numbers of overdoses because we see it in the news and...
Samantha Findling
- Sep 6, 2016
- 4 min
Racism in Jury Selection
When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...
crimlawpracblog
- Aug 28, 2016
- 5 min
Order in the Court
While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...
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