Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform
Right to Counsel Reaffirmed, Still in Crosshairs of Supreme Court
The American Bar Association list Gideon V. Wainwright (1963) as one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “landmark“ decisions. Gideon held that States must provide…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Removes “Acquittals” From Relevant Conduct
On April 14, 2024, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) unanimously voted to pass a package of federal sentencing reforms dealing with acquitted conduct…
Time for Change of Leadership at the Harris County DA’s Office
Kim Ogg, once hailed as the “reform darling” in Texas Democratic political circles after she ousted Republican control of the Harris County District Attorney’s…
Exonerations Continue to Reveal Flaws In Nation’s Criminal Justice System
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, between January 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024, there were 50 exonerations nationwide in fifteen states and…
Executed by Nitrogen Hypoxia, Tortured to Death
On January 25, 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person to be executed by a state government in this country through a method…
The Billionaire Lifestyle of Justice Thomas
Billionaires buy justice, just as they buy everything else. They live by the business creed that everything and everyone has a price—even presidents, legislators,…
The Injustice Continues for Syed Rabbani
Martin Luther King, Jr. once observed, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied…
The Wrongful Execution of Anthony Sanchez
Who to believe, DNA evidence or third party confession? At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the State of Oklahoma executed Anthony Castillo…
The Search for Justice for Tyre Nichols
“It is tragic to see a life cut short at 29, with so many milestones unmet, so many words unsaid, and so much potential…
Pretextual Police Stops Must Stop
America is enduring dark times these days. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate and a state governor, calls for civil war and praises…
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