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…

By auwcl

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…

By auwcl

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…

By auwcl

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…

By auwcl

No one puts Cosplay in a Corner

By: Sydney Sun The emotional, social, and communal aspects of fandom and cosplay are not necessarily as…

By auwcl

“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…

By auwcl

. . . 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…

By auwcl

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…

By auwcl

Vacatur Laws: Decriminalizing Sex Trafficking Survivors

By: Rudy Castillo Human trafficking is an international problem involving the transportation and sale of forced human…

By auwcl

Trusting the Tribal Courts

By: Kieley Sutton Whether one views Native Americans as a racial or a political group, there is…

By auwcl

Like us on Facebook