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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...
Dolores Sinistaj
Oct 26, 20166 min read
Home Sweet Home* [Offer Not Valid For Sex Offenders]
It is becoming common for released sex offenders to find themselves left out on the streets instead of living with their support systems...
Brianna Lozito
Oct 25, 20163 min read
When Amnesty for Drug Overdoses Isn't Enough
It’s common knowledge that throughout the United States there have been countless numbers of overdoses because we see it in the news and...
Joshua Couce
Oct 13, 20166 min read
Racism in Jury Selection
When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...
Samantha Findling
Sep 6, 20164 min read
Order in the Court
While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...
crimlawpracblog
Aug 28, 20165 min read
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