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For decades, criminal defense lawyers have called attention to the devastating results of the war on drugs.
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How Should You Respond to a Red Light Camera Ticket?
Red light cameras are a convenient way for municipalities to make money, but they also cause penalties to be imposed upon innocent vehicle owners.
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Much of modern law is made not by legislatures but by administrative agencies.
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The death penalty is one of many policy issues that divide the country.
→ Read MoreWalmart’s Zero Tolerance Drug Policy Clashes with Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law
Starting in the 1980s, the government’s war on drugs found its civilian counterpart in corporate policies that required all employees to be drug-free.
→ Read MoreSupreme Court to Rule on Excessive Fines
Tyson Timbs sold $225 worth of heroin. As a consequence, local law enforcement officials in Indiana seized his $42,000 Land Rover. The US Supreme Court is now considering whether that was excessive.
→ Read MoreWhat Will Criminal Justice Reform Accomplish?
Congress passed and the president signed the First Step Act at the end of 2018. The new law makes modest but important changes in the federal criminal justice system by giving judges greater discretion to impose fair sentences.
→ Read MoreCourt Finds Female Genital Mutilation Ban Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that a federal law outlawing female genital mutilation (FGM, also known as “female circumcision”) is unconstitutional.FGM
→ Read MoreSatanic Temple Settles “Sabrina” Lawsuit
The Satanic Temple has settled its copyright infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Netflix involving the Temple’s goat-headed statue of Baphomet.
→ Read MoreSupreme Court to Consider Whether Exclusion of Jurors Based on Race Violated Curtis Flowers’ Right to a Fair Trial
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important case involving a Mississippi prosecutor’s persistent efforts to prevent black residents of Mississippi from sitting on juries when a black defendant is accused of a crime.
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