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.
Lawyers Are Getting Their Clients’ Sentences Reduced By Showing Judges Short Documentaries
But are these films turning courts of law into theaters of law?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
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.
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.
The Ultimate Stupidity Of Mandatory Sentencing
The only industry that will benefit from this cookie-cutter, throw-back approach is the prison industry.
SCOTUS Plays Hell With Congressional Intent In Mandatory Minimums Case
Most people don't trust lawyers and courts. This is why.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
The Challenges Of White-Collar Sentencing
Balance is critical in making your case at sentencing.
Football Is A Matter Of Life And Limb In The South
When teams lose, children go to jail. It should be a national embarrassment.
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?
Stats Of The Week: A Stupid Policy Is Unpopular
A growing consensus against mandatory minimum sentencing?
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Woman Who Murdered Lawyer Gets Stiff Sentence For Slaying
How many years in prison was she sentenced to?