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"Can You Find Me Now?" To What Extent Does Cellphone Use Records and Other Modern Day Data

In April 2011, law enforcement officers arrested four men suspected of robbing Radio Shacks and T-Mobile Stores in and around Detroit....

Abigail Forth

Dec 4, 20175 min read

Opioid Epidemic Declared Public Health Emergency: Empty Words or New Impetus?

With the number of opioid-induced overdose deaths rising each year, it is fair to say that “America has an insatiable appetite for...

Alex Raby

Nov 19, 20174 min read

SCOTUS Update: Ayestas V. Davis

On October 30, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Ayestas V. Davis, a case raising the issue of whether the U.S. Court of...

Jessica Lara

Nov 13, 20173 min read

The Phantom Phenomenon of Parole in Maryland for Juvenile Lifers

In Maryland, not one juvenile lifer has been paroled in the last 20 years, even though there are more than 200 individuals in Maryland...

Sarah Wilson

Nov 12, 20174 min read

GET TESTED FOR HIV, KNOW YOUR STATUS, AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS OR GO TO JAIL — YES, THAT’S REALLY HO

First, the good news. The HIV diagnosis rate is plummeting. According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), new...

Michael Stechschulte

Nov 6, 20174 min read

Why Not Them? The Fundamental Misuse of Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Prosecutors and criminal defendants have a plethora of options in order to avoid the costly and sometimes risky proposition of trial....

Cameron Black

Oct 30, 20173 min read

Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System Overhaul – Aspiring for More, Settling for Less

On November 1, roughly 1,400 non-violent offenders will be released from Louisiana state prisons. This action is the result of statutory...

Lisa Sendrow

Oct 30, 20175 min read

Drug Courts: Mixed Feelings for a Promising Program

Substance use disorder is a public health crisis, with 1.5 times more individuals suffering from addiction than all those suffering from...

Emily Blazak

Oct 27, 20174 min read

Body Cameras in Baltimore: Black, White, and (Freddie) Gray

August was a particularly brutal month for the Baltimore Police Department’s credibility. From July 20th to August 21st, three separate...

Stefanie Steinberg

Oct 26, 20174 min read

SCOTUS Update: Class v. United States

On October 4, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Class v. United States, a case regarding whether a Petitioner has waived...

Dolores Sinistaj

Oct 16, 20174 min read

An Exercise in Futility: Gun Reform

On October 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, shooting over five hundred people, killing just under...

Coleman Flowers

Oct 10, 20175 min read

A Not So Harmless Error

Thomas Jefferson, our beloved president, once wrote, “I consider (trial by jury) as the only anchor, ever yet imagined by man, by which...

Spencer Griffin

Oct 10, 20173 min read

From Treatment to Incarceration: Changes in Drug-Related Charges and Convictions

The opioid epidemic has continued to be a national issue that has plagued our country for multiple years and is showing no signs of...

Drew Climo

Oct 7, 20174 min read

Hate Crimes: Treating the Epidemic

Charlottesville, Virginia. August 12th, 2017. White nationalists, alt-right members, and neo-Nazis clashed with counter-protesters. A...

Apoorva Deshmukh

Sep 19, 20173 min read

State v. Harding: The Who, What, When, Where of “Strip Searches”

On December 10, 2010 Judge Moylan of the Court of Special Appeals attempted to make sense of Maryland’s prior case law regarding “strip...