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What Happens When Federal Prosecutors Overcharge? The Mixed Diddy Verdict Jul. 03, 2025
WASHINGTON — "Diddy Gets Off," shouted a New York Post online headline Wednesday. But hip-hop ... Read More
The Fifth Estate Jun. 20, 2025
If you've been a reporter long enough, you learn that when people say you're a "member of the Fourth... Read More
Trump Ready to Enforce the Death Penalty Mar. 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League graduate charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealt... Read More
What Kamala Harris Must Do To End Abuse in the Criminal Legal System Sep. 09, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
If elected president, Vice President Kamala Harris would bring extensive experience to the role from... Read More
Pennsylvania Court to Review 'Death-By-Incarceration' Jun. 11, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the former state attorney general, has called for the end of the sta... Read More
Prohibition's Lasting Effect on the Criminal Justice System Apr. 09, 2024
In the thick of Prohibition, Justice Benjamin Cardozo famously lamented that, under the exclusionary... Read More
Life Without Parole Cruel and Unusual Punishment Apr. 02, 2024
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court will consider whether some life without parole sentences for those conv... Read More
The Promise of Gideon v. Wainwright Mar. 26, 2024
In case you missed it, last week we celebrated National Public Defender Day — the celebration ... Read More
When Clemency Is Not Enough Mar. 12, 2024
Ever hear of Philip Esformes? If you haven't, chances are you will hear about him this summer or fal... Read More
Forensic Evidence: Not What It Used to Be Feb. 06, 2024
Scientific evidence sometimes used to prosecute, and convict, men and women accused of crime has bee... Read More
The Slow Undoing of America's Death Penalty Jan. 23, 2024
On Jan. 25, Alabama intends to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by a method known as nitrogen hypoxia. T... Read More
Lifting the Veil on the Design of Predictive Tools in the Criminal Legal System Dec. 04, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Recently, the National Institute of Justice — the research arm of the Department of Justice &#... Read More
As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice? Oct. 10, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
It's that time of year: The U.S. Supreme Court will convene next week for a new term. While the last... Read More
Curbing Colorado's Pot-Impaired Drivers Sep. 27, 2023
Research findings that made news last week about the difficulty of developing a breath test for pot-... Read More
Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue To Win at the Ballot Box May. 30, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
In May, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, sent a resounding message: They want solutions to ... Read More
Do No Harm? Kim Gardner, Aspiring Nurse, Inflicted Plenty on St. Louis. May. 23, 2023
Just as Kim Gardner dumped all the blame on others for her mismanagement of the St. Louis Circuit At... Read More
Missouri Lawmakers End Their Session Opting To Limit the Damage They Could Inflict May. 18, 2023
The Missouri legislative session that ended Friday started out as a disaster in the making, with a r... Read More
Gardner Owes St. Louis an Explanation for Not Prosecuting Shooter May. 15, 2023
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's announcement that she will resign June 1 was welcome news, ... Read More
Getting Through to Kids About Crime Must Start by Getting Through to Lawmakers About Guns May. 01, 2023
The case of Marcus "Mojo" Ursery, 17, is the St. Louis conundrum in a nutshell. The city's exploding... Read More
The Civilizational Suicide of 'Criminal Justice Reform' Apr. 15, 2022
The long and disturbing rap sheet of Frank James, the black nationalist New York City subway shooter... Read More
