March - 2021

Emily Gorin

Mar 31, 20215 min read

Court proceedings and trials during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in courts shutting down in-person appearances. Courts then turned to virtual proceedings as it continued. In

Madeline Bergstrom

Mar 31, 20213 min read

Bail reform: The impact cash bail has on minority populations

In an important first step to making substantial reform to the American criminal justice system, Illinois became the first state to abolish

Kayla Ollendorff

Mar 22, 20213 min read

Removal of Symbols of Oppression in Courtrooms

In December 2020, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard ordered the removal of the portraiture that hung in the courtroom...

Madison Howard

Mar 22, 20213 min read

Second chances: A look at D.C.’s second look act

Prisoners who committed offenses in their youths are finally getting a second chance. D.C. recently passed the Second Look Amendment Act,...

Hana Sangid

Mar 8, 20214 min read

Is the good faith exception actually good?

As many people already know, the Fourth Amendment limits the government’s ability to intrude upon, confiscate or detain, the physical...

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