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

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...

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...

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

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

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

It is becoming common for released sex offenders to find themselves left out on the streets instead of living with their support systems...

It’s common knowledge that throughout the United States there have been countless numbers of overdoses because we see it in the news and...

When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...

While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...

The United States Constitution guarantees all individuals legal representation when they are charged with a crime. While many alleged...

As our society progresses and evolves, we understand more about mental illness and mental illness has become less stigmatized as a...

As a criminal law practitioner the percentage of cases that actually go to trial may be in the low single digit percentages, however the...

The line between donating to a candidate’s campaign and bribery isn’t always so clear. For former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, this...

Mental health is a large issue in this country. Although the stigmatization of mental illness has been waning in recent years, our...