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The interpretation of imminency for self-defense in nonconfrontational homicides.
TW: Mentions of Domestic Violence Self-defense is considered a justification for homicide under the law, contingent upon four general...
Kailey Ritchie
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Approaches to juvenile justice move backward, not forward in the Washington metropolitan area.
Pending legislation in Maryland and recently passed legislation in Washington D.C. move approaches to youth justice in the area backward...
Angela Chen
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Virtual reality crimes: Are they real and can they be prosecuted?
TW: Descriptions of Sexual Violence Many people seem to want to escape actual reality by partaking in virtual reality games, devices and...
Victoria Maamari
Apr 8, 20243 min read
From jazz to hip-hop to rap: The policing of lyrical expression for criminal trials.
“Hey, this that slime sh**/hey, YSL sh**/hey, killin’ 12 sh**/hey, f**k jail sh**/hey.” Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, rapped these...
Nyia McCree
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Unlocking opportunities: The role of education in juvenile reentry.
The United States juvenile system processes more than 2.5 million juvenile arrests per year. However, for as many juveniles that enter...
Madelyn Nessler
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Secure D.C.: The omnibus crime bill and its impact on D.C. youth.
On March 11, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 into law. More commonly known as the “Secure...
Kimberly Tanner
Apr 8, 20244 min read
The curious case of Andrew Fahie and the flip-flopping jurors.
What happens when you are convicted of a crime, but a juror immediately afterward has a change of heart or claims they may have been...
Samantha Kessler
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Vulnerable Fraudsters: Reverse Affinity Fraud in Cases of Public Hoaxes.
To read the entire article, click here for the PDF. Abstract This Article examines reverse affinity fraud, which is affinity fraud in the...
Caroline E. Vordtriede
Mar 24, 20246 min read
Hostility is in the Eye of the Beholder:
Why Congress Should Decriminalize Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment in the Military. To read the entire article, click here for...
Major Adam J. Crane
Mar 24, 20245 min read
Statute of limitations: Supporting victims of sex abuse
TW: Sexual Violence Most people have heard of the common legal principle of statutes of limitations, but just how the limitations apply...
Kayla Regan
Mar 20, 20244 min read
The return to tough-on-crime: The media’s role in rolling back reform.
Rising homelessness, shoplifting and staggering gun violence have dominated headlines and social media feeds across the United States in...
Haley Filippine
Mar 20, 20244 min read
Educating incarcerated youth
When addressing the development of our society’s youth, our go-to advice is “stay in school.” However, when it comes to incarcerated...
Kimia Hosseinkhani
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Every breath you take, every move you make, the police are watching you: The looming threat to privacy and the absence of legal safeguards
There exists a Fourth Amendment gap in privacy law that allows for the use of facial recognition surveillance in public places by the...
Maliha Sammo
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Houthi interdictions in the Red Sea: Piracy or permissible?
On Nov. 19, 2023, a Bahamian flagged automobile-carrying cargo ship named Galaxy Leader sailed for India from Turkey, via the Red Sea,...
Connor Lahey
Mar 2, 20243 min read
No guidance from sentencing guidelines.
TW: Child Pornography On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Justice on the Supreme Court—but not before...
Bailey Beckman
Mar 2, 20243 min read
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