The Paradox of “Progressive Prosecution”
Vol. 132 No. 2
When Freddie Gray woke up on April 12, 2015, he surely did not know that he would soon enter a coma only to die...
Criminal Law
United States v. Walker
District Court Denies Plea Bargain Due to the Public Interest in Understanding the Opioid Epidemic.
Vol. 131 No. 7
Vague Criminality and Mass Incarceration: Will Dimaya End the Insanity?
Today, the Supreme Court decided Sessions v. Dimaya and struck down the federal definition of “crime of violence” as unconstitutionally vague. The statute, section...
Apparent Fault
Vol. 131 No. 6
Federal substantive criminal law and constitutional remedies might seem to be distinct bodies of law. But since the closing decades of the twentieth century,...
The ‘Crime’ of Paying College Basketball Stars: Form over Substance?
Last September, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that federal charges had been brought against major figures in college basketball. A group of 10...
State v. Gray
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Child Pornography Conviction of Teenager.
Vol. 131 No. 5
Brangan v. Commonwealth
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Holds that Judges Must Issue Findings of Fact when Setting Unaffordable Bail for Indigent Defendants.
Vol. 131 No. 5
Replacing Judges with Computers Is Risky
Adopting technology for the sake of having it is an unwise move. Last year, the California Judicial Council proposed that California’s criminal courts jump...
United States v. Brooks
Second Circuit Decision Illustrates Harms of Abatement Doctrine.
Vol. 131 No. 4
United States v. Sanchez-Gomez
Ninth Circuit Deems Unconstitutional Routine Shackling in Pretrial Proceedings.
Vol. 131 No. 4