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...

Today’s crimes are increasingly global and likely to perpetrated over or using the Internet. Thus, it is more likely than not that a law...

For over thirty years, the War on Drugs has had massive repercussions for the United States. It has brought about racial injustice, mass...

Locked in a contentious election year with Republicans and Democrats warring over the majority of topics, many individuals have...

As technology becomes increasingly intermixed with the criminal justice system, Apple continues to advocate on behalf of its users by...

The United States incarcerates more individuals than any other nation in the world. In numbers, that means 2.3 million adults are...

In recent weeks, Judge Nicholas Garaufis, a federal judge of the Eastern District, ruled that a draft letter an Air Force veteran accused...

Whether it is prostitutes in Louisiana, non-violent 18-25 year old men in Oklahoma, or incarcerated adults with mental illnesses in...

When defendants decide to commit a felonious act, they are also subjecting themselves to the possibility of being charged with...

Although the bill is at a standstill, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, if passed would, arguably, be one of the most...

A cell-site simulator is a “suitcase-sized device” that impersonates cell carrier-owned equipment to trick a target’s phone into...