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The Turbulent 1960s Continue to Shape America's Criminal Justice System Aug. 26, 2025
The 1960s were turbulent. The nation was in the midst of two wars. First, the Cold War with the Sovi... Read More
Has The Death Penalty Become Arbitrary and Capricious? Aug. 19, 2025
Those who write about the death penalty often do so from a certain bias. I wanted to take a crack at... Read More
Florida's Convoluted Death Penalty Process Jul. 29, 2025
Last week, a Florida jury deliberated for one hour and 42 minutes before recommending the death pena... Read More
Overburdened Public Defense Puts Justice at Risk Jul. 22, 2025
Lawyers are personally responsible for the quality of representation they provide. Public defenders ... Read More
Why John Brennan Belongs in Prison Jul. 11, 2025
Former CIA Director John Brennan is one of the most contemptible and shady people in public life. Fe... Read More
The Growing, and Impactful, Phenomenon of True Crime Jul. 08, 2025
Recently, I was scrolling through some news articles and came across this headline, "Nearly 2 in 3 A... Read More
Courts Not Compelled to Accept 'Obviously Absurd' Presidential Directive Jul. 01, 2025
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted to ... Read More
The End May Be Near for Miranda v. Arizona Jun. 24, 2025
Nearly 60 years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart asked Attorney John J. Flynn, represe... Read More
The Obsolescence of Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Jun. 17, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy acknowledged in 2012 — when writing an opinion... Read More
Prosecuting Parents for Unsafe Sleep Environments Jun. 10, 2025
Every year in this country over 4,500 babies die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Children's ... Read More
President Trump, Why Isn't Barack Obama in Prison? It's Time to Order These Specific Investigations of Obama Jun. 01, 2025
It's a funny thing. I had almost forgotten about the interview I did with my Columbia University pro... Read More
The Raw Truth About Biden Dying of Stage 4 Cancer May. 25, 2025
There are only a few possible explanations for the announcement we heard days ago about Joe Biden ha... Read More
Should Congress Convert Part of a National Park Back Into a Prison? May. 07, 2025
President Richard Nixon, a native Californian, promoted an idea in 1972 to turn an iconic stretch of... Read More
American Prisons and the Execution of Innocents Apr. 16, 2025
A week before Christmas in 2018, both Democratic and Republican senators went down to the Senate flo... Read More
Richard Glossip's Twisted Journey Through America's Courts Apr. 08, 2025
Richard Glossip's twisted journey through the criminal justice system is both amazing and horrifying... Read More
DNA Reveals Flaws in Criminal Justice System Feb. 11, 2025
The Innocence Project used to track all DNA exonerations throughout the country. An exoneration clea... Read More
Trump's Death Penalty Order a Challenge to the 8th Amendment Jan. 28, 2025
The first Trump administration carried out more executions than any president in at least a century.... Read More
Keeping Sex Offenders Beyond Their Sentence Jan. 21, 2025
Twenty states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have laws allowing for continued... Read More
Most Former Felons Don't Get the Second Chance That Trump Is Getting Jan. 17, 2025
Does America value second chances? Looking at presidential election results, you'd think yes. Donald... Read More
Biden's Death Row Clemency Proves Need for Death Penalty Dec. 24, 2024
Why did President Joe Biden commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates? To start with, t... Read More
