Lauren Klosinski | June 8, 2020 | Sentencing
The article “Mo. Exoneration Bid Tests Limits Of Prosecutorial Power” tells the story of Lamar Johnson, who was convicted of murder in Missouri in 1995. However, both Johnson and St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner agree he did not actually commit the...
Lauren Klosinski | March 11, 2020 | Sentencing
Members of the judiciary recently shared their thoughts on the challenge of sentencing in an article for The National Law Journal.The piece, “The Hardest Thing About Being a Judge? What Courts Say About Sentencing,” provides insight into what it’s like to pass...
Brandon Garrett | February 19, 2020 | Sentencing
This article was originally published in Vol. 41, Issue 1 of the Cardozo Law Review. Risk assessments are a common feature of federal decisionmaking across a wide variety of areas of regulation. Perhaps the most widely used definition describes risk assessment as “the...
Pauline Toboulidis | February 18, 2020 | Children and the Law
An article for Law360 Access to Justice entitled “Wanted In Pennsylvania: A Fairer Justice System For Minors” examines Pennsylvania’s current juvenile justice system practices and the state’s plans for review and reform.The article highlights the recently established...
Aya Gruber | January 16, 2020 | Sentencing
This article was originally published by the New York Daily News on Jan. 12, 2020. View the original post here. As part of this year’s state of the state agenda, Gov. Cuomo announced sweeping changes to the criminal laws governing intoxicated sex. He has not...
