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W. Connor Smith

Jan 16, 20223 min read

Misfire: Virginia’s new firearm prohibition is off-target

In June, Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) signed Virginia’s newest firearms prohibition into law. The statute prohibits persons convicted of...

Emily Gorin

Jan 15, 20223 min read

D.C. Council embarks on rewrite of criminal code

The District of Columbia’s 120-year-old criminal code is finally being rewritten. D.C.’s current criminal code dates back to 1901, the...

Jackie Solomon

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Solitary confinement reform is only for men, apparently

In March 2017, three male prisoners sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Corrections (LDOC) and the wardens at the Louisiana...

Kaitlyn Wallace

Jan 13, 20223 min read

Call for reform: Improving access to phones in jail and prison populations

While COVID-19 has drastically affected the jail and prison populations across the country, the pandemic has brought one benefit to the...

Devin Iorio

Jan 12, 20222 min read

Examining Florida's repackaged poll tax

The right to vote is the cornerstone of American democracy. Historically, however, this right has been systemically restricted to select...

Breann Bell

Jan 11, 20223 min read

The unruly world of pleas: Ethics in plea bargaining

Once a frowned-upon practice thought to impede the truth-seeking function of the justice system, plea bargains have become the system....

Ben Crawford

Jan 10, 20223 min read

Prison gerrymandering: A ripple effect of mass incarceration

Across the country, felons are subjected to varying degrees of voter disenfranchisement depending on where they are incarcerated. In all...

Samantha Hall

Jan 9, 20223 min read

Practitioner Profile: Ryan Norman

When crime began to touch him and his family more directly, and he watched his mother no longer feel comfortable and safe in her home, this

Caitlyn Greene

Jan 9, 20227 min read

Encampment closures displace, criminalize D.C. residents experiencing homelessness

On Dec. 21, 2021 the D.C. Council rejected an emergency bill aimed at restricting Mayor Bowser’s authority to remove homeless encampments...

“We Fight Like Hell”: Applying Brandenburg to Trump’s Speech Surrounding the U.S. Capitol Siege

Joshua Azriel, Ph.D. & Jeff DeWitt, Ph.D.

Jan 5, 202257 min read

“We Fight Like Hell”: Applying Brandenburg to Trump’s Speech Surrounding the U.S. Capitol Siege

...this article concludes that the three key elements of the speech test—advocacy, incitement, imminence—are satisfied.

Nikko Respeto

Dec 17, 20213 min read

Pandemic, pistols & pandemonium: Rise in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. Unfortunately, as cases of COVID-19 began to skyrocket...

Siena Richardson

Nov 30, 20214 min read

Practitioner Profile: Ayah Innab

Ayah Innab has been with Rosenberg & Fayne since she was in law school—she started as a clerk and is now the firm’s sole full-time...

Felicia Sych

Nov 23, 20212 min read

Knock, knock . . . who’s there: DOJ policy to limit no-knock raids

In most states, police can secure a warrant that enables them to enter a house without knocking or announcing themselves first. The...

Vicky Cheng

Nov 22, 20214 min read

Is the Fourth Amendment ready for the internet: Accessing the social media evidentiary goldmine

Digital communication traces back to as early as 1844 when Samuel F.B. Morse sent a series of dots and dashes from Washington, D.C. to...

Margaret Helein

Nov 17, 20213 min read

Impartial or ignorant? How “impartiality” is an excuse to exclude Black jurors from courtrooms

The jury has finally been selected for the trial of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan for the killing of...

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