Is it easier to take a second look at suspect convictions when crime rates have declined, and the public is no longer clamoring for tough-on-crime strategies from their prosecutors and police? Brooklyn (NY) District Attorney Eric Gonzalez argues that prosecutors in fact should beware of the...
Jordan Peterson is easy to caricature, but his teaching is deeper than most people realize, and offers existential lessons we need today....
Today the justices return after a three-week break to hear oral arguments in two criminal cases. First up is Currier v. Virginia, which asks what happens to a defendant’s double jeopardy protections when he consents to sequential trials for multiple, overlapping offenses. Lissa Griffin previewed...
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Social media is the way people connect today and you want your law firm to be in the thick of it. But if you’re a newbie to social media for business, then there are some pitfalls you’ll want to sidestep in order to connect with...
A New York Times Sunday lead editorial blasts President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions for their stance on crime and punishment. The newspaper says the two appear “to be stuck in the 1980s, when politicians exploited the public’s fear of rising crime to sell...
Federal immigration officials are auditing 122 Southern California businesses, demanding proof their employees have legal permission to work in the U.S., reports the Wall Street Journal. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hand-delivered audit notices to businesses last week. The notices require employers to show the...
Is there a resurgence of debtors’ prisons? Some district judges and court officials argue that jailing people over unpaid fines is within the confines of the law, but the American Civil Liberties Union believes that such practices are illegal, harm those jailed, and waste public...
The verdict of more than $37 million won Friday by the family of Korryn Gaines against Baltimore County police is one of the largest ever against law enforcement officers in Maryland. Legal experts question whether they will actually see all that money, the Baltimore Sun...
Richard Gates, a former top Donald Trump presidential campaign aide, will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul Manafort, the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Rick Gates...