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Practitioner Profile: Ryan Norman

When crime began to touch him and his family more directly, and he watched his mother no longer feel comfortable and safe in her home, this

Samantha Hall

Jan 9, 20223 min read

Encampment closures displace, criminalize D.C. residents experiencing homelessness

On Dec. 21, 2021 the D.C. Council rejected an emergency bill aimed at restricting Mayor Bowser’s authority to remove homeless encampments...

Caitlyn Greene

Jan 9, 20227 min read

“We Fight Like Hell”: Applying Brandenburg to Trump’s Speech Surrounding the U.S. Capitol Siege

...this article concludes that the three key elements of the speech test—advocacy, incitement, imminence—are satisfied.

Joshua Azriel, Ph.D. & Jeff DeWitt, Ph.D.

Jan 5, 202257 min read

Pandemic, pistols & pandemonium: Rise in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. Unfortunately, as cases of COVID-19 began to skyrocket...

Nikko Respeto

Dec 17, 20213 min read

Practitioner Profile: Ayah Innab

Ayah Innab has been with Rosenberg & Fayne since she was in law school—she started as a clerk and is now the firm’s sole full-time...

Siena Richardson

Nov 30, 20214 min read

Knock, knock . . . who’s there: DOJ policy to limit no-knock raids

In most states, police can secure a warrant that enables them to enter a house without knocking or announcing themselves first. The...

Felicia Sych

Nov 23, 20212 min read

Is the Fourth Amendment ready for the internet: Accessing the social media evidentiary goldmine

Digital communication traces back to as early as 1844 when Samuel F.B. Morse sent a series of dots and dashes from Washington, D.C. to...

Vicky Cheng

Nov 22, 20214 min read

Impartial or ignorant? How “impartiality” is an excuse to exclude Black jurors from courtrooms

The jury has finally been selected for the trial of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan for the killing of...

Margaret Helein

Nov 17, 20213 min read

Facebook's criminal liability

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data...

Samuel Kwan

Nov 16, 20213 min read

Why the Alabama Supreme Court Decision in Ex parte Bohannon Violates the Constitution and Precedent

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in print under the title, "'Evolving Standards of Decency' Require That a Capital...

Sephora Grey

Nov 15, 202137 min read

Utilizing Domestic Court Systems to Address the Shortcomings of International Criminal Law

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in print under the title, "Prosecution of Terrorism: Utilizing Domestic Court...

Lena Raxter

Nov 15, 202156 min read

Letter from the editor, Volume XII, Issue I

Dear Reader, Thank you for your interest in The Criminal Law Practitioner. I am proud to share our Fall Issue with you. This fall, we...

Jordan Hulseberg

Nov 15, 20211 min read

Practitioner Profile: G. Allen Dale

Attorney G. Allen Dale currently practices criminal defense law out of his firm in Washington, D.C., but his interest in the field began...

Kayla Ollendorff

Nov 8, 20213 min read

Urban legends and crime: The stigmatization of mental health

Crime has always been sensational. True crime books, movies, comics, and podcasts gather huge followings. And while the overwrought prose...

Adam K. Roberts

Nov 2, 20214 min read

D.C. hearing paves way for legalizing recreational cannabis sales

The District of Columbia Council set its first-ever hearing on a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. Chairman Phil...