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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...
Apoorva Deshmukh
Aug 12, 20174 min read
Firearms and Texas' Campus Carry Laws
Many Texans own firearms. Some shoot or hunt as a hobby. Others have concerns about personal or family safety. Most people buy a gun for...
Brett A. Podolsky
Jun 27, 20175 min read
Handicapping Defense Work, or Abandoning the Search for Truth?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department will end its partnership with independent scientists to improve...
Zac Johnston
Jun 5, 20173 min read
Criminal Justice Under Justice Gorsuch
Amidst a climate of deep political divide, the United States Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to be the 113th Supreme Court Justice on...
Maria Thompson
Jun 3, 20173 min read
Hate Crimes in Trump America
This month marks the forty-ninth anniversary of one of the most dreadful hate crimes to send shock waves across the world. On April 4,...
Nicole Navarro
May 3, 20173 min read
The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017: Federalism and Recreational Marijuana
Under current federal law, a grower in Oregon could face “not less than twenty years” for selling marijuana to dispensaries in its...
Chelsea Jacobi
Apr 27, 20173 min read
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) and Relevant State Statutes in Maryland, Virginia
In 2001, there were approximately 2,100,146 persons incarcerated throughout the United States, with 1,324,464 individuals in federal or...
Apoorva Deshmukh
Apr 21, 20176 min read
Maryland Bail Reform Up in the Air
In February 2017 Maryland’s highest court unanimously approved Rule 4-216.1. This rule provides guidance to judges regarding pre-trial...
Jenna Holmes
Apr 16, 20176 min read
Does Bail Reform Work as Intended?
The State of New Jersey has become a leader in criminal justice reform, from Drug Court to Pre-Trial Intervention. One of the many recent...
Joshua Couce
Mar 21, 20175 min read
Update: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Buck v. Davis, Finding Ineffective Assistance of C
On February 22, 2017, Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion vacating and remanding Buck v....
Kaitlin Bigger
Mar 15, 20175 min read
The Resurgence of MS-13 in the Metropolitan Area and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System
The Mara Salvatrucha gang also known as MS-13 is a Latino gang with ties to El Salvador. The gang originated in Los Angeles, California...
Shaniqua Butler
Mar 12, 20174 min read
Human Trafficking: Identifying and Prosecuting Traffickers.
There might be a misconception that human trafficking is solely an international issue. But clearly human trafficking is an issue that...
Erin Haney
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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