Protecting Crime Victims in State Constitutions: The Example of the New Marsy’s Law for Florida
Protecting Crime Victims in State Constitutions: The Example of the New Marsy's Law for Florida A majority of states have adopted state constitutional amendments protecting crime victims’ rights. Most of…
Killings By, and Of, Police
Killings By, and Of, Police . Seumas Miller Read the syndicated article here
Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Arrested on Criminal Complaint for Role in Fraud Scheme Involving Municipal Bonds
Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Arrested on Criminal Complaint for Role in Fraud Scheme Involving Municipal Bonds A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution was arrested…
Former New Jersey Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry
Former New Jersey Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry A former sales representative of a Lyndhurst, industrial pipe supply company pleaded guilty today…
Kaua‘i Island Utility Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Agrees to Help Protect Threatened Seabirds
Kaua‘i Island Utility Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Agrees to Help Protect Threatened Seabirds The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) entered a plea…
Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 21 States
Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 21 States Beazer Homes USA Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed today to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged…
Shipping Company and Senior Crewmembers Convicted of Covering up Oil Pollution
Shipping Company and Senior Crewmembers Convicted of Covering up Oil Pollution Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish Corporation, pleaded guilty in District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of…
Themes in sentencing young adults charged with serious violent crime involving alcohol and other drugs
Themes in sentencing young adults charged with serious violent crime involving alcohol and other drugs Australian &New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Siobhan M Lawler Read the syndicated…
Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework
Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework In April 2018, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the “Zero Tolerance Policy.” The policy significantly increased criminal…
A Material Change to Brady: Rethinking Brady v. Maryland, Materiality, and Criminal Discovery
A Material Change to Brady: Rethinking Brady v. Maryland, Materiality, and Criminal Discovery How we think about the trial process, and the assumptions and beliefs we bring to bear on…
The Prosecutor as a Final Safeguard Against False Convictions: How Prosecutors Assist with Exoneration
The Prosecutor as a Final Safeguard Against False Convictions: How Prosecutors Assist with Exoneration Read the syndicated article here
Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law
Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law A substantial number of wrongful convictions are attributable to inaccurate identifications of perpetrators, stemming from the difficulties that…