Representing People Charged with Crimes Associated with Being Pregnant
Early investigation, early intervention, early engagement with the prosecution, and early public advocacy can lead to positive client outcomes.
Volume 39, Issue 1
Early investigation, early intervention, early engagement with the prosecution, and early public advocacy can lead to positive client outcomes.
States can reach a degree of transparency in juvenile and family courts by crafting appropriate judicial orders that balance the public interest with privacy rights.
Exceptions to confidentiality and expungement laws carry real risks of juvenile records being discovered and used on background checks to deny housing, education, employment, and other collateral con…
Three colleagues and friends honor the life and legacy of an internationally known civil rights scholar, public theologian, author, and trial lawyer.
The broader meaning of exoneration and the steps to establish conviction review procedures, including handling systemic errors, initiating DNA review, and uncovering ethical breaches.
The Fourth and the Fifth Amendments serve as two main ways the U.S. Constitution protects communication records that could become evidence.
How justice-driven officers of the court can address issues of racial bias at jury selection to reduce the likelihood of its impact during deliberations.
CJS Chair Tina Luongo discusses critical takeaways from the Task Force on Strategic Visioning's recent full membership survey.
Professional practice, memoir, and fiction book reviews and recommendations from the Criminal Justice Section.
A summary of three high-profile additions to the docket and other pending criminal law and procedure cases.
The Toebbe case provides an opportunity to consider whether the current U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (the Guidelines) section applicable to such offenses is written in a way that's sufficiently helpful…
Elected prosecutors must exercise courageous leadership in standing up for everyone in their community, regardless of race, religion, or creed.
In California, as in many other states, courts have the final say in whether a plea agreement survives.
Example dialogue illustrates how a prosecutor might navigate statutory interpretations regarding third-party observations.
The spending bill would drastically cut the federal public defense budget, expanding the hiring freezes and other negative effects on defense services.
A case study of Rios-Vargas v. People on whether a defendant may call an alternate suspect to the witness stand when the alternate intends to exercise their Fifth Amendment rights.