Kalief Browder was only 16 years old when he was arrested and incarcerated. He was held in solitary confinement for almost two years out...

Will Mount is the founding partner at the Mount Law Firm, PLLC, where he primarily represents clients in appointed juvenile delinquency...

On Oct. 6, 2022, President Biden issued the following proclamation on the White House website: “Acting Pursuant to the grant of authority...

TW: sexual violence, child abuse On Aug. 26, 2022, Troy Mansfield’s attorneys filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the...

On April 27 and 28, 2021, Sen. Robert (Bob) Casey (D-PA), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Lisa Rochester (D-DE) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler...

When investigative journalist Sarah Koenig began her podcast in 2014, she wanted to tell the story of Adnan Syed, a man sentenced to life...

To read this article as a PDF, click here. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published under the title "A Prosecutor's Right to...

Abstract: This article argues that, contrary to general understanding, the writ of habeas corpus is available to challenge not only...

Dear Readers, Thank you for your interest in The Criminal Law Practitioner. I am pleased to address you for the first time as the brief’s...

In yet another mass shooting, a teenage gunman took the lives of 13 individuals at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York on May 14,...

Malicious prosecution is a major problem in the United States. The Washington Post found government misconduct in some manner caused over...

Fingerprint analysis was first proposed for criminal identification in the 19th century and has since become an evidentiary staple of...

There are over 200,000 women currently incarcerated in the United States. Thousands of these women are pregnant. Many persons become...

The First Step Act, implemented on Dec. 21, 2018, required the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “develop a risk needs assessment system to...

Though traditional notions of public safety have long regarded law enforcement as the only effective means of keeping communities safe,...