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Russian connections and the law: A challenge for the Trump administration

The resignation of Michael Flynn, the National Security Advisor to President Trump, has raised important legal issues. Before Donald...

Ramy Simpson

Feb 28, 20177 min read

California Passes Mandatory Sentencing for Rape

While 2016 was a year filled with many newsworthy stories in the criminal law world, the story of Stanford student, Brock Turner,...

Dolores Sinistaj

Feb 14, 20175 min read

Innocent Lives Matter: Government Use of Informant Testimony and Its Impact on Wrongful Convictions

One of the most important tools that the government often uses is informant testimony. An informant can come in many forms. For...

Shaniqua Butler

Jan 5, 20173 min read

DC Community Court Expansion: A Step in the Right Direction

As of September 2016, 1,845 individuals are under the supervision of the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC has calculated a...

Apoorva Deshmukh

Dec 13, 20164 min read

Bail Reform Measures Inch Closer to Equality

The money bail system that has been so pervasive throughout our judicial system is beginning to see reform around the nation. The money...

Ramy Simpson

Nov 29, 20165 min read

Choosing Capital Punishment: 2016 Referendums and the Death Penalty

As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...

Chelsea Jacobi

Nov 26, 20164 min read

Prosecutorial Discretion and Dylann Roof

The trial of Dylann Roof, the young man that fatally shot nine individuals attending a Bible study meeting at Emanuel African Methodist...

Matt Goldstein

Nov 17, 20165 min read

Blocking Sex Offenders from Social Media: Packingham v. North Carolina

In 2008, North Carolina passed N.C.G.S.A. § 14-202.5, a statute placing a ban on registered sex offenders from accessing social media...

Nicole Navarro

Nov 14, 20163 min read

Indefensible: Recent Supreme Court Case Highlights Continued Racial Bias in Death Penalty

Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...

Kaitlin Bigger

Nov 10, 20162 min read

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Government Deterrence or a Cash Grab?

On October 24, 2016, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA settled with U.S. authorities to deferred prosecution based on an investigation...

Zac Johnston

Nov 9, 20163 min read

"Indefensible": Recent Supreme Court Case Highlights Continued Racial Bias in Death Penalty

Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...

Kaitlin Bigger

Nov 7, 20162 min read

Privacy in the Time of Birchfield

In the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Court held that police officers do not need a warrant to...

Maria Thompson

Nov 7, 20164 min read

Juveniles in the Justice System: Rehabilitation and Reform

Before coming to law school, I volunteered in the Public Defender’s Office in Ohio and specifically worked in the juvenile justice...

Erin Haney

Oct 26, 20165 min read

Stop-and-Frisk Along the Campaign Trail

Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...

Kristen Abitabile

Oct 26, 20164 min read

California Tackling Prosecutorial Misconduct

California has recently prioritized the reduction of convictions that were deemed wrongful in hopes of creating an equal and leveled...