Kathy Hochul Says New York Needs to Close the “Cornell Seven” Loophole. That’s False.
admin To be clear, there are no intoxication or consent “loopholes” in New York sexual assault law.
Criminal Justice
The Supreme Court’s Shattered Precedents Are Coming Back to Haunt It
It will not be the last time we see how hard it is to pick up all the pieces.
The Tall Man, the Short Man, and a Crime That Became a Cause
Tall and elaborately tattooed, with a pair of dark braids draping his shoulders, he was perfect for the role of…
They Stood Their Ground in Florida. They’re Charged With Murder. Guess Their Race.
An armed 14-year-old used a racial slur to describe the defendants.
It’s One of the Hardest Parts of Getting Out of Prison and Nobody Ever Talks About It
There are approximately 450,000 to 600,000 people returning home from federal and state prison each year, according to Prisonpolicy.org.
Texas Prisoners Are Baking to Death. The State Keeps Saying No to AC.
A 90-year-old with hypertension could still fail to qualify for a bed with AC.
The Supreme Court Gave Us All One Big Win This Term
Big, serious, aggressive stands for robust constitutional protection of individual rights, even of accused criminals, are rare commodities.
Elena Kagan Just Bolstered the Fourth Amendment in a Badly Needed Way
Kagan insists that the Fourth Amendment cannot be defeated by slicing invasions of privacy into pieces small enough to appear…
The Supreme Court Issued an 8–1 Ruling on Plea Deals. The Accord Won’t Last.
The Supreme Court issued an important criminal justice ruling on Thursday about the appropriate bounds of plea bargains.
Another Racially Charged Verdict Has Split Americans. Here’s the Real Scandal.
It was the jury selection, plain and simple.