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Pardoning Enemies Without Crimes
Some would suggest it’s pretty foolish to publish an “enemies list” of those you would target for prosecution if you had the power to do so. Others would call it far worse. So, naturally, that’s what Kash Patel did, because…
Recent Reports Outlines Continued Issues in Federal Prison System
Lack of Staffing, Crumbling Infrastructure, and Presence of Contraband Plaguing Bureau of Prisons
Following a series of unannounced inspections by the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) facilities, the OIG recently released a publicly available report…
"Compassionless Plea Bargaining"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Julian Cook available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Too often, the guilty plea hearing process practiced in our federal courts fails to adequately ensure the…
Prison Policy Initiative releases its latest annual view of "Winnable criminal justice reforms"
The folks at Prison Policy Initiative have made an annual tradition of releasing a significant report looking forward to reform policy and politics in the new year. The latest variation, available here, is titled “Winnable criminal justice reforms in…
Rounding up some coverage on whom Prez Biden should give clemency to next
In this post on Monday, I flagged a lot of early commentary focused on Prez Biden’s decision Sunday night to pardon his son Hunter. There has been, unsurprisingly, continuing discussion of this pardon and its echoes. One theme to…
"Punishment and Resources"
The title of this post is the title of this new book chapter authored by Mark White and available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Philosophers of punishment have paid little attention to resource constraints, which have an undeniable impact…
The Skrmetti Gap
Oral argument will be had today in United States v. Skrmetti, challenging the Tennessee law prohibiting medical intervention for minors for gender dysphoria, pitting the Equal Protection Clause for sex discrimination against the unsettled medical nature of hormonal to surgical…
2024 SEC Enforcement Results – Takeaways for Fund Managers
On November 22, 2024, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement announced its Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2024. For key takeaways for fund managers, read our post on Proskauer’s The Capital Commitment blog.
Missouri completes execution "only" 17 years after child murder
As reported in this AP article, Missouri this evening completed an execution of a man who sexually assaulted and strangled a 9-year-old girl in 2007. Here are some of the details:
Rowan Ford knew Christopher Collings as “Uncle Chris”…