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Shaniqua Butler

Mar 12, 20174 min read

The Resurgence of MS-13 in the Metropolitan Area and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System

The Mara Salvatrucha gang also known as MS-13 is a Latino gang with ties to El Salvador. The gang originated in Los Angeles, California...

Dolores Sinistaj

Feb 14, 20175 min read

California Passes Mandatory Sentencing for Rape

While 2016 was a year filled with many newsworthy stories in the criminal law world, the story of Stanford student, Brock Turner,...

Kaitlin Bigger

Nov 8, 20162 min read

"Indefensible": Recent Supreme Court Case Highlights Continued Racial Bias in Death Penalty

Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...

Erin Haney

Oct 26, 20165 min read

Juveniles in the Justice System: Rehabilitation and Reform

Before coming to law school, I volunteered in the Public Defender’s Office in Ohio and specifically worked in the juvenile justice...

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...

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