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Between a rock and a hard place: refusing life-saving clemency in hopes for an appellate victory.
Content Warning: Death Penalty Nearing the end of his term, and the predicted end of the moratorium on federal executions, President...
Bailey Beckman
Apr 3, 20253 min read
Letter from the Editor, Volume XV, Issue I
Dear Readers, Thank you for your interest in The Criminal Law Practitioner! On behalf of our Editorial Board and Staff, I am proud to share Volume 15, Issue 1 with you. This issue continues CLP’s mission of producing interesting and timely criminal law content. For this issue, we have authors Alena Johnston and Dr. Amelia Shooter, Dr. Paraic Scanlon, and Sarah L. Cooper provide their unique insights on important issues for criminal law practitioners. In “Fraud in Feeding Our
Siena Roberts
Mar 8, 20252 min read
Punished at the polls: criminal legal reforms and the 2024 election
On an Election Day that saw convicted felon Donald Trump all but freed from criminal prosecution and returned to the White House,...
Matt Petrillo
Jan 31, 20254 min read
Back from the dead: state “zombie” laws in the post-Dobbs era
In 2022, in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization , the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not guarantee a...
Isabel V. Capecci
Jan 30, 20254 min read
The government's genetic gambit
Every hour, every person sheds 200,000,000 skin cells . Each of those cells holds a person's deoxyribonucleic acid —or, “DNA”— the...
Samuel Mercer
Jan 29, 20254 min read
What’s in a name? Developing identity through Shakespeare to reduce recidivism
People who have been sentenced to time in prison are often treated as “others,” and our prison systems frequently fail to rehabilitate...
Anne Comcowich
Jan 28, 20254 min read
Rehabilitating individuals with violent offense convictions, healing the victim within
Rehabilitation has been a long-standing goal of the criminal legal system because it allows for healthier communities with better access...
Kimia Hosseinkhani
Jan 21, 20252 min read
Cradle to cell: the impact of incarceration on newborns and mothers
In America, approximately 1.5 million children live with a parent in prison. Across the nation, four percent of women in state prisons...
Madelyn Nessler
Nov 25, 20244 min read
Can Bruen be the Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse Public Defenders Envisioned?
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has cut back extensively on criminal defendants’ ability to seek relief from harsh...
Haley Filippine
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Executing without due process: cruel and unusual
Content Warning: Death Penalty, Racism Marcellus Williams was executed by the state of Missouri on September 21, 2024, despite his...
Gaia Lodovici
Nov 14, 20244 min read
Attacking the threat of cartels infiltrating Native American communities can’t wait
Content Warning: drugs and addiction Drug cartels are threatening the health and safety of Native American communities by trafficking...
Emily Moran
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Can AI really help predict recidivism and help with rehabilitation efforts?
The criminal legal system is grappling with using artificial intelligence (“AI”) to balance public safety and reduce mass incarceration....
Alexis Patterson
Nov 14, 20243 min read
The unaddressed issue: trauma in incarcerated women
In recent years, the criminal legal system has experienced a gradual shift towards rehabilitation , emphasizing the creation and...
Jordan Singer
Aug 16, 20244 min read
Gun control and the Rahimi decision
The last significant decision the Supreme Court made regarding the Second Amendment was the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association,...
Samantha Baker-Carr
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Letter from the Editor, Volume XIV, Issue II
Dear Readers, Thank you for your interest in The Criminal Law Practitioner! I am excited to address you for the first time as the brief’s...
Siena Roberts
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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