
If you have a recent arrest or a pending case for a criminal or traffic offense in the Palm Desert or Palm Springs, Coachella Valley area, then you need to find the best lawyer for your case in that geographic
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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”…