Kathryn CanningOct 7, 20185 minConfessing to a Serious CrimeThere has been a debate on whether there is a split between state courts on the issue of what makes a suspect “in custody”. Some state...
Lydia BoyerSep 27, 20185 minRethinking Rape in the CourtroomThe victim’s statement in the Stanford Rape Case made headlines in 2016 because the victim described what it was like to go through the...
Lisa SendrowSep 10, 20184 minEvolving Standards of Decency: Will Kavanaugh Transform the Death Penalty the way Kennedy did?Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court on July 31, 2018. He was often the swing vote of many of the most ideological...
Alex RabyAug 18, 201810 minInvoking the Right to Counsel: Conflicts of Speech, Status, and Recognition“Rights are not rationed . . . A right is a claim that must be granted, regardless of cost or supply.” Lawrence M. Friedman, Two Faces...
Brigitte SottoApr 30, 20183 minEvidence that shouldn’t be forgotten about: The rape kit backlog*Formatting and title updated Oct. 25, 2023. This blog was originally published under the title "Evidence That Shouldn't Be Forgotten...