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Sarah Wilson
Nov 13, 20174 min read
The Phantom Phenomenon of Parole in Maryland for Juvenile Lifers
In Maryland, not one juvenile lifer has been paroled in the last 20 years, even though there are more than 200 individuals in Maryland...
Michael Stechschulte
Nov 7, 20174 min read
GET TESTED FOR HIV, KNOW YOUR STATUS, AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS OR GO TO JAIL — YES, THAT’S REALLY HO
First, the good news. The HIV diagnosis rate is plummeting. According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), new...
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....
Lisa Sendrow
Oct 30, 20175 min read
Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System Overhaul – Aspiring for More, Settling for Less
On November 1, roughly 1,400 non-violent offenders will be released from Louisiana state prisons. This action is the result of statutory...
Emily Blazak
Oct 27, 20174 min read
Drug Courts: Mixed Feelings for a Promising Program
Substance use disorder is a public health crisis, with 1.5 times more individuals suffering from addiction than all those suffering from...
Stefanie Steinberg
Oct 26, 20174 min read
Body Cameras in Baltimore: Black, White, and (Freddie) Gray
August was a particularly brutal month for the Baltimore Police Department’s credibility. From July 20th to August 21st, three separate...
Dolores Sinistaj
Oct 16, 20174 min read
SCOTUS Update: Class v. United States
On October 4, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Class v. United States, a case regarding whether a Petitioner has waived...
Coleman Flowers
Oct 10, 20175 min read
An Exercise in Futility: Gun Reform
On October 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, shooting over five hundred people, killing just under...
Spencer Griffin
Oct 10, 20173 min read
A Not So Harmless Error
Thomas Jefferson, our beloved president, once wrote, “I consider (trial by jury) as the only anchor, ever yet imagined by man, by which...
Drew Climo
Oct 7, 20174 min read
From Treatment to Incarceration: Changes in Drug-Related Charges and Convictions
The opioid epidemic has continued to be a national issue that has plagued our country for multiple years and is showing no signs of...
Apoorva Deshmukh
Sep 19, 20173 min read
Hate Crimes: Treating the Epidemic
Charlottesville, Virginia. August 12th, 2017. White nationalists, alt-right members, and neo-Nazis clashed with counter-protesters. A...
Apoorva Deshmukh
Aug 12, 20174 min read
State v. Harding: The Who, What, When, Where of “Strip Searches”
On December 10, 2010 Judge Moylan of the Court of Special Appeals attempted to make sense of Maryland’s prior case law regarding “strip...
Brett A. Podolsky
Jun 28, 20175 min read
Firearms and Texas' Campus Carry Laws
Many Texans own firearms. Some shoot or hunt as a hobby. Others have concerns about personal or family safety. Most people buy a gun for...
Zac Johnston
Jun 5, 20173 min read
Handicapping Defense Work, or Abandoning the Search for Truth?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department will end its partnership with independent scientists to improve...
Maria Thompson
Jun 3, 20173 min read
Criminal Justice Under Justice Gorsuch
Amidst a climate of deep political divide, the United States Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to be the 113th Supreme Court Justice on...
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