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Melissa Kucemba
Apr 7, 20203 min read
Progressive Prosecution: the Oxymoron Reshaping the Criminal Justice System
Lately, public defenders are leaving their positions to work for the other side – the prosecution. To many aspiring public defenders, or...
Andrew Climo
Oct 22, 20183 min read
New York Becomes First State to Create Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee
Prosecutorial misconduct has been an issue that has prevailed, growing larger and larger as the field itself grows. For many states,...
Maria Thompson
Mar 10, 20185 min read
Special Counsel and the Role of Robert Mueller
Prosecutors are tasked with enforcing the rule of law on behalf of the government in a criminal case. Depending on jurisdiction and...
Cameron Black
Oct 30, 20173 min read
Why Not Them? The Fundamental Misuse of Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Prosecutors and criminal defendants have a plethora of options in order to avoid the costly and sometimes risky proposition of trial....
Erin Haney
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Human Trafficking: Identifying and Prosecuting Traffickers.
There might be a misconception that human trafficking is solely an international issue. But clearly human trafficking is an issue that...
Shaniqua Butler
Jan 5, 20173 min read
Innocent Lives Matter: Government Use of Informant Testimony and Its Impact on Wrongful Convictions
One of the most important tools that the government often uses is informant testimony. An informant can come in many forms. For...
Matt Goldstein
Nov 17, 20165 min read
Prosecutorial Discretion and Dylann Roof
The trial of Dylann Roof, the young man that fatally shot nine individuals attending a Bible study meeting at Emanuel African Methodist...
Dolores Sinistaj
Oct 26, 20166 min read
California Tackling Prosecutorial Misconduct
California has recently prioritized the reduction of convictions that were deemed wrongful in hopes of creating an equal and leveled...
Brianna Lozito
Mar 22, 20163 min read
The Path Less Taken: Diversion Programs Offer the Opportunity for Holistic Change
Whether it is prostitutes in Louisiana, non-violent 18-25 year old men in Oklahoma, or incarcerated adults with mental illnesses in...
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