Sentencing Law
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Sentencing Law
It’s Time To Hold Prosecutors Acountable
Harsh and discriminatory sentences aren’t just about the law, but about choices made by people responsible for enforcing them. -
Sentencing Law, Videos
Lawyers Are Getting Their Clients' Sentences Reduced By Showing Judges Short Documentaries
But are these films turning courts of law into theaters of law? - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Crime, Sentencing Law
The Crapshoot Of Sentencing Laws
Need an example of the absurdity of our sentencing laws? A woman with stage IV breast cancer was recently sentenced to 75 years in jail.
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Prisons, Sentencing Law
Prison Snips Sentences If Inmates Snip... (Yes, We're Talking About Vasectomies)
If you're wondering what your reproductive capacity is worth in America, it's about 30 days. -
Crime, Sentencing Law
The Ultimate Stupidity Of Mandatory Sentencing
The only industry that will benefit from this cookie-cutter, throw-back approach is the prison industry. -
Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Plays Hell With Congressional Intent In Mandatory Minimums Case
Most people don't trust lawyers and courts. This is why. -
Sentencing Law, White-Collar Crime
The Challenges Of White-Collar Sentencing
Balance is critical in making your case at sentencing. -
Sentencing Law, Sports
Football Is A Matter Of Life And Limb In The South
When teams lose, children go to jail. It should be a national embarrassment. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Crime, Kids, Sentencing Law
Criminally Yours: In Jail For Life At Age 16
The Supreme Court's decision still leaves thousands of juveniles, or inmates who started off as juveniles, in the system indefinitely. What else can be done? -
Politics, Prisons, Sentencing Law
Stats Of The Week: A Stupid Policy Is Unpopular
A growing consensus against mandatory minimum sentencing? -
Sentencing Law
Criminally Yours: Is Sentencing Reform Really A Sea Change, Or Just A Drop In The Bucket?
Putting these men in jail is not making society safer, but stripping whole generations of their dads, uncles, brothers, and sons, while at the same time leaving a very bad taste in the communities left behind. -
Crime, Prisons, Sentencing Law
Criminally Yours: The Prisoners Are Coming
Let's hope the follow-through on the sentence reductions will be as good as the build-up to it. -
Death Penalty, Sentencing Law
When A Defense Attorney Feels Like She Enables An Executioner
One defense lawyer has an extraordinary record -- just not the kind that anyone with a capital conviction or charge against them wants to see.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Please help us benchmark your firm against your peers through this (always) brief and anonymous survey and enter for a chance to win a $250…
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Biglaw, Crime, Sentencing Law
David Messerschmitt's Murderer Gets Sentenced
How long of a prison sentence did Jamyra Gallmon receive for the murder of DLA Piper associate David Messerschmitt? -
Murder, Sentencing Law
Woman Who Murdered Lawyer Gets Stiff Sentence For Slaying
How many years in prison was she sentenced to? -
Crime, Sentencing Law
Criminally Yours: Punishment Worse Than The Crime
Whoever still believes that people who commit crimes get away with a mere slap on the wrist just don't know much about how the law works. -
Crime, Drugs, Sentencing Law
Criminally Yours: Obama's Pardons Are A Band-Aid On The Problem, But At Least A Start
Obama's week of initiatives with regard to drug sentencing is a great start, much awaited and much needed, but it's a drop in the bucket. -
Crime, Sentencing Law, White-Collar Crime
Kozinski On Juries, Sentencing, and Justice
Judge Kozinski has some ideas for fixing our criminal justice system. -
Crime, Sentencing Law
Haller Jackson, Former Federal Law Clerk, Pleads Guilty To A Sex Offense
What drove him into this situation, and what will happen to him next? -
Murder, Sentencing Law
Breaking: Jodi Arias Gets Sentenced
What could be the final chapter in the Jodi Arias story has finally been written.