“ Diddy  recruited his kids for birthday singing video in an attempt to sway potential jurors.”   “What is jury nullification, and what does it mean for Luigi Mangione’s defense?”   “ OJ Simpson : The First Trial of the Digital Century.”   Over the past few decades, the rise of media and digital platforms has strongly influenced our decision-making. The court of public opinion  often decides a celebrity’s fate before a trial begins. High-profile criminal cases involving cele

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Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,  which overturned Roe v. Wade , abortion...

Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, nineteen states have banned abortion or restricted abortion to early-in pregnancy. However,...

President Trump’s election into office in 2024 emphasized the legal paradox that exists when a country that strips most felons of their...

In the United States, we pride ourselves on the notion that an individual is innocent until proven guilty. However, wrongful convictions...

The 1989 case of the Central Park Five  remains a sobering illustration of the fallibility of the criminal legal system. Five teenagers,...

Broadly, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is an emerging technology  that has transcended the bounds of traditional academic and...

“ It belongs in a museum .” “ It belongs with the community .” “ It belongs in situ !” These declarations, uttered from the archaeologist...

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