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The codefendant in Chauvin's trial: Race
As police departments’ roles are widened beyond their expertise, police are granted vast discretion to employ tactics of force, and there is
Caitlyn Greene
May 25, 20214 min read
Editorial Board statement on Chauvin conviction
Last week, a jury affirmed what the world saw: Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. As we continue to reflect on the murder of George...
Jordan Hulseberg
May 7, 20211 min read
Can the law adequately define hate: Punishing the intangible
#StopAsianHate. #BlackLivesMatter. For a plethora of reasons, 2020 and 2021 so far have been the hardest and harshest times for many people,
Vicky Cheng
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Why would military veterans commit insurrection?
The violent January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection is still fresh in our minds. As a veteran, I was particularly saddened and dismayed, yet al
Samuel Kwan
Apr 12, 20214 min read
Revolution or riot? The legal issues of prosecuting the January 6 insurrection
On January 6, 2021, then President Trump exhorted a mob of his supporters to march on the Capitol building with a vague mission of “stopping
Peter Coetzee
Apr 5, 20214 min read
COVID-19's impact on jury selection
As COVID-19 continues to persist after hitting the year mark this March, trials have started to resume in courthouses across the country. Th
Kaitlyn Wallace
Apr 5, 20213 min read
Court proceedings and trials during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in courts shutting down in-person appearances. Courts then turned to virtual proceedings as it continued. In
Emily Gorin
Mar 31, 20215 min read
Bail reform: The impact cash bail has on minority populations
In an important first step to making substantial reform to the American criminal justice system, Illinois became the first state to abolish
Madeline Bergstrom
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Removal of Symbols of Oppression in Courtrooms
In December 2020, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard ordered the removal of the portraiture that hung in the courtroom...
Kayla Ollendorff
Mar 22, 20213 min read
Second chances: A look at D.C.’s second look act
Prisoners who committed offenses in their youths are finally getting a second chance. D.C. recently passed the Second Look Amendment Act,...
Madison Howard
Mar 22, 20213 min read
Is the good faith exception actually good?
As many people already know, the Fourth Amendment limits the government’s ability to intrude upon, confiscate or detain, the physical...
Hana Sangid
Mar 8, 20214 min read
Diversion in the time of COVID-19
The criminal justice system has various purposes, with incapacitation, otherwise referred to as incarceration, being the most common....
Alexandra Perona
Feb 23, 20213 min read
De-escalation and implicit bias in the law
During the Summer of 2020, the nation saw increased protests and civil unrest throughout the country, which have led some to call it the...
Nicolle Sayers
Feb 15, 20214 min read
Revisiting Kyllo v. United States’ publicly available technology test and it’s implication on drone
In 2001, the United States Supreme Court, in Kyllo v. United States, decreed that an important facet through which to determine whether a...
J.D. LeFrere
Feb 1, 20214 min read
Guilty By Association: Why Non-Violent Felons Should Not Be in the Same Category as Violent Felons
Florida Statute § 790.23 prohibits the issuance of a concealed weapons license, as well as the purchase and possession of a gun by a person
Melissa Respeto
Jan 27, 202140 min read
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