Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Bridget McCormack, Criminal, Law and Society, Uncategorized
By Bridget McCormack Abstract “[S]ometimes it feels like this. There I am standing by the shore of a swiftly flowing river and I hear the cry of a drowning man. So I jump into the river, put my arms around him, pull him to shore and apply artificial respiration. Just...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Criminal, Dayja Tillman, Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe, Law and Society, Shelly Richter
By Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe, Shelly Richter, and Dayja Tillman Abstract The last few years have seen a marked shift in the public’s response to mass incarceration. Some state legislatures have responded by changing criminal statutes and sentencing schemes to reduce the...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Criminal, Criminal Procedure, Liz Komar, Miriam Krinsky
By Miriam Krinsky, and Liz Komar Abstract Against the backdrop of the prosecutorial reform movement, this Article explores the origins of the tensions between victims’ rights and criminal justice reform efforts and argues that while victims’ rights may be in tension...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Criminal, Kay L. Levine
By Kay L. Levine Abstract In this Article, I explore the practical and theoretical conflicts that might surface when the diversion movement and the Victims’ Rights Movement intersect. I focus on two possible sites of tension: victim input into the diversion offer and...
Oct 5, 2021 | Amanda Woog, Article, Criminal, Nathan Fennell, State and Local Government
By Amanda Woog and Nathan Fennell Abstract As advocates’, lawyers’, and legislators’ bail reform efforts intensify in Texas and throughout the country, we consider the limits of pretrial procedural protections when judges do not follow the law, access to courts is...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Criminal, Criminal Procedure, Lauren Boone, Law and Politics, Nathan Jackson, Shima Baughman, Uncategorized
By Shima Baughman, Lauren Boone, and Nathan Jackson Abstract We are waist-deep in the third wave of bail reform. Scholars, policy makers, and the public have realized that the short period of detention before trial creates ripple effects on a defendant’s judicial fate...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Law and Politics, Uncategorized, Walter Katz
By Walter Katz Abstract Police unions rose in power partially in response to the civil unrest in urban neighborhoods in the 1960s. As unions gained political power, critics argue that they have frequently stood as obstacles to accountability-related reforms. One...
Oct 5, 2021 | Article, Bennett Capers, Law and Race
By Bennett Capers Abstract One of the pleasures of contributing to symposia—especially symposia where each contribution is brief—is the ability to engage in new explorations, test new ideas, and offer new provocations. I do that now in this essay about race,...
Jun 1, 2021 | Article, Federal, Stephen Johnson
By Stephen Johnson Abstract In 1972, a bipartisan Congress enacted the Clean Water Act “to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” Almost fifty years have passed since Congress enacted the law, and during that...
Jun 1, 2021 | Andrew F. Rodheim, Article, Federal, Jurisdiction, Martin H. Redish, Nicholas Roosevelt
By Martin H. Redish, Andrew F. Rodheim, Nicholas Roosevelt Abstract The study of federal jurisdiction has traditionally involved little more than a combined examination of judicial doctrine and policy. Under this approach, scholars study how the Supreme Court has...
