On February 22, 2017, Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion vacating and remanding Buck v....

There might be a misconception that human trafficking is solely an international issue. But clearly human trafficking is an issue that...

The resignation of Michael Flynn, the National Security Advisor to President Trump, has raised important legal issues. Before Donald...

The money bail system that has been so pervasive throughout our judicial system is beginning to see reform around the nation. The money...

As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...

On October 24, 2016, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA settled with U.S. authorities to deferred prosecution based on an investigation...

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...

In the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Court held that police officers do not need a warrant to...

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

When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...

While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...

The United States Constitution guarantees all individuals legal representation when they are charged with a crime. While many alleged...