Due Process Denied: Juvenile Pretrial Detention in Rural Maryland
By: Sarah McHenry On Thursday mornings, when St. Mary’s County juvenile court convenes for preliminary inquiries, most children…
Implementation of Gender-Neutral Signage in D.C. Restaurants: Ten Years Later, What’s the Status of the Regulation?
By: Ian McInerney Nearly ten years ago to the date, the D.C. Office of Human Rights passed…
Everyone Deserves Representation, but the Question is When?
By: Kris Vicencio Representing some of the most infamous defendants throughout the history of the United States…
Is Brock Turner a Rapist? Under California’s New Laws, He Is Now
By Alice Mutter TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault, sexual violence, rape This past summer, a sexual assault case…
This Call May Be Recorded (and sent to the Prosecution)
By: Blake Paradis In New York City, an inability to pay for bail results in detention on…
Healing and Hurting: Balancing the Therapeutic Power of Victim Impact Statements with their Punitive Intent
By: Isabelle Askanas Ultimately, a murder victim’s family may never experience complete closure, as justice cannot substitute…
No one puts Cosplay in a Corner
By: Sydney Sun The emotional, social, and communal aspects of fandom and cosplay are not necessarily as…
“Stop hurting mommy!” Criminal Penalties for Domestic Violence in Front of a Child
By: Myra Reyes In 2006, the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Body Shop International, and the Secretariat…
. . . And Justice for All? The Necessity of Native Civil Jurisdiction in Tribal Courts
By: Rachel Bond In December, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard arguments in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band…
The Right to a Speedy Trial: Incarcerated Thirty-Five Years With No Sentence
By: Shawnta Albro The Sixth Amendment right to a speedy and public trial is fundamental to the…
