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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
Defying “Do No Harm”: Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Crisis with Limited Criminal Repercussions
“They knew it was being abused, but nothing is ever spoken. I weighed about 90 pounds. I was so sick, and my blood pressure was so low it wa
Karly Newcomb
Jan 27, 202144 min read
Letter from the editor, Volume XI, Issue II
We thank you for your continued interest in the Criminal Law Practitioner . With each issue, we strive to publish pieces that are not...
Andrew Park
Jan 27, 20211 min read
The forgotten at-risk population, COVID-19 in the U.S. criminal justice system
As countries distribute vaccines to their citizens the world breathes a sigh of relief. In the United States health care workers and...
Caitlyn Greene
Jan 25, 20213 min read
The magic bullets: How the issues in the D.C. crime lab could affect past and future convictions
In 2013, the Massachusetts state crime labs were rocked by two major scandals involving two chemists: Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. As...
Emily Glasser
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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