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Matthew Sokol
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Police accountability under the ADA: Why deaf civilians fear interaction with law enforcement
In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, protests erupted in cities across the United States with the goal of reforming American pol
Olivia Hinerfeld
Jul 28, 202145 min read
The Case for Eliminating the VAWA's Financial Support for Pro-Arrest Domestic Violence Laws
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in print under the title, "Arrested Development: The Case for Eliminating the...
Adam K. Roberts
Jul 28, 20214 min read
Guilty of nothing: False convictions for misdemeanors and plea bargains
“[H]orse trading determines who goes to jail and for how long. That is what plea bargaining is. It is not some adjunct to the criminal...
Annemarie Gregoire
Jul 23, 20212 min read
The criminalization of mental illness
The criminalization of mental illness has become increasingly common in the United States. A disproportionate number of mentally-ill...
Lawrence Culp Robinson
Jul 21, 20214 min read
Why local corruption cases belong in local courts
In early 2019, Front Royal and surrounding Warren County, Virginia were rocked by allegations that the executive director of the Warren...
Margaret Helein
Jul 9, 20215 min read
Virginia kills death penalty: How it affects the future of state-sanctioned lynching in the South
On March 24, 2021, Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., ended a 400-year run of the death penalty in Virginia, making it the first southern state...
Jordan Hulseberg
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Practitioner Profile: Allison Heldreth
Allison Heldreth is a Maryland public defender and alumna of American University Washington College of Law. She received her J.D. in 2013 an
Jordan Hulseberg
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Practitioner profile: Be featured!
If you are a criminal law practitioner and you would like to be featured in a practitioner profile, please contact the editor-in-chief at cl
Caitlyn Greene
May 25, 20214 min read
The codefendant in Chauvin's trial: Race
As police departments’ roles are widened beyond their expertise, police are granted vast discretion to employ tactics of force, and there is
Jordan Hulseberg
May 8, 20211 min read
Editorial Board statement on Chauvin conviction
Last week, a jury affirmed what the world saw: Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. As we continue to reflect on the murder of George...
Vicky Cheng
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Can the law adequately define hate: Punishing the intangible
#StopAsianHate. #BlackLivesMatter. For a plethora of reasons, 2020 and 2021 so far have been the hardest and harshest times for many people,
Samuel Kwan
Apr 12, 20214 min read
Why would military veterans commit insurrection?
The violent January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection is still fresh in our minds. As a veteran, I was particularly saddened and dismayed, yet al
Peter Coetzee
Apr 5, 20214 min read
Revolution or riot? The legal issues of prosecuting the January 6 insurrection
On January 6, 2021, then President Trump exhorted a mob of his supporters to march on the Capitol building with a vague mission of “stopping
Kaitlyn Wallace
Apr 5, 20213 min read
COVID-19's impact on jury selection
As COVID-19 continues to persist after hitting the year mark this March, trials have started to resume in courthouses across the country. Th
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
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