Are credit card surcharges violations of free speech? It’s up to the Supreme Court to decide.
Law and Justice
Experimental Findings on HOPE Probation System
In light of the impressive success of the Hawaii HOPE program, which brought attention to the application of Swift-Certain-Fair (SCF) principles in community corrections, and the spread of such programs nationally, the Bureau of Justice Assistance authorized a large-scale, four-site field trial (the Demonstration Field Experiment, or DFE) to examine how well such a program would do in… Read more »
Stop Using the Federal Death Penalty on Street Crime
The 1994 crime bill turned crimes like carjacking into capital offenses—with expensive and discriminatory results.
Criminal Law Professors Should Think Globally But Write Locally
Don’t ignore the federal side, but state and local issues can be just as important.
Trump’s Supreme Court Pleas are Falling on Deaf Ears
The Republican coalition is not as receptive as you might expect.
Philando Castile and the Human Costs of a Widespread Police Practice
This widespread police practice is literally killing people.
Why There’s No Need to Panic About Vacancies on the Supreme Court
At the end of the day, the will of the people matters more than the will of the Court.
The Future of Conservatism and the Supreme Court
How the GOP’s ever-growing split will affect the ideological makeup of SCOTUS.
Are Gun Control Laws Constitutional?
A brief history of states’ rights, the Supreme Court and the origins of “the right to bear arms.”
Woody Allen, Incest and the Failures of Family Law
Woody Allen’s marriage to Soon-Yi Previn wasn’t just scandalous — it should have been illegal. And that’s just one example.
