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“Why Didn’t She Just Leave?” The Judicial Reluctancy to Apply the Domestic Violence Survivors Justic

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States, which equates to more than 10...

Allison Norder

Jun 19, 20205 min read

A Conservative Approach to Parole Reform

Parole in the United States is an enormous network of nearly 4.5 million people. The definition is a conditional release of prisoners....

Blake Turley

May 30, 20205 min read

As Coronavirus Surges, Crime Declines

The U.S. confirmed its first coronavirus case January 20th and its first death by the end of February. However, it was not until March...

Sasha Brisbon

May 30, 20204 min read

COVID-19’s Effect on New York’s Speedy Trial Statute

As COVID-19 rages on, New York courts have postponed new jury trials in an attempt to slow the virus’ spread, and criminal cases are no...

crimlawpracblog

May 28, 20204 min read

One Too Many Cocktails: A Lethal Dose of Uncertainty in Executions

On November 20, 2019, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued a preliminary injunction halting four executions that the Justice...

Andrew Park

Apr 7, 20206 min read

Can Mandatory Minimums Ever Be Applied to Juvenile Offenders?

Since the United States Supreme Court handed down the Graham v. Florida decision in 2010 and Graham’s inevitable sequel, Miller v....

John Olorin

Apr 7, 20203 min read

SCOTUS 2020 and Potential Criminal Charges for Abortion Providers

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, abortion became one of the most polarizing topics in America’s political...

Madison Howard

Apr 7, 20204 min read

Progressive Prosecution: the Oxymoron Reshaping the Criminal Justice System

Lately, public defenders are leaving their positions to work for the other side – the prosecution. To many aspiring public defenders, or...

Melissa Kucemba

Apr 7, 20203 min read

The United States and the International Criminal Court

The United States government has been very critical towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) ever since George W. Bush wanted to...

Annaka Groschinski

Apr 7, 20205 min read

Judicial Colloquialisms in Juvenile Courts

Numerous issues plague our criminal justice system, both in adult and juvenile courts. Prosecutorial, and judicial discretion can impact...

Maria Latimer

Jan 24, 20204 min read

New Legislation to Address the Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders, Leaves Many Unsatisfied

“David Bailey walks free today without having served his full sentence while we as a family serve the life sentence that he inflicted on...

Kieya Simpson

Jan 14, 20204 min read

Tension in the Law: Confrontation Clause and Whistleblower Protection

Recently, a whistleblower from the intelligence community came forward with a concern regarding a phone call between President Trump and...

Alexandra Perona

Dec 21, 20193 min read

Law and Television: Streaming Advocates Unit

United States consumers have a morbid fascination with crime. The media is consumed with docuseries, podcasts, television shows, books,...

Amanda Perez

Dec 16, 20194 min read

The Intersection of Election Security and Criminal Law: For the People Act of 2019

At the start of the first session of the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives introduced H.R.1, or better known as the For the...

Antonio Nunes

Dec 16, 20193 min read

Facial Recognition Failures

Facial Recognition is a technology capable of identifying (or verifying) a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video...