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Red Codes, Blue Codes? Factors Influencing The Formulation Of Criminal Law Rules, Paul H. Robinson, Hugh Rennie, Clever Earth Jan 2024

Red Codes, Blue Codes? Factors Influencing The Formulation Of Criminal Law Rules, Paul H. Robinson, Hugh Rennie, Clever Earth

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

The U.S. appears to be increasingly politically divided between “red states” and “blue states,” to the point that many public voices on both sides are urging that the country seriously consider separating along a red-blue divide. A range of stark public disagreements over criminal law issues have fed the secession movement. Consider obvious examples such as abortion, decriminalization of marijuana, “stand your ground” statutes, the death penalty, and concealed weapon carry laws. Are red and blue values so fundamentally different that we ought to recognize a reality in which there exists red codes and blue codes?

To answer that question, …


Breaking The Cycle Of Homelessness And Incarceration: Prisoner Reentry, Racial Justice, & Fair Chance Housing Policy, Tom Stanley-Becker Jan 2022

Breaking The Cycle Of Homelessness And Incarceration: Prisoner Reentry, Racial Justice, & Fair Chance Housing Policy, Tom Stanley-Becker

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Death Penalty In Dark Times: What Crises Do (Or Do Not Do) To Capital Punishment, Austin Sarat, Ryan Kyle Jan 2022

The Death Penalty In Dark Times: What Crises Do (Or Do Not Do) To Capital Punishment, Austin Sarat, Ryan Kyle

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


When Animus Matters And Sex Crime Underreporting Does Not: The Problematic Sex Offender Registry, Ira Mark Ellman Jan 2021

When Animus Matters And Sex Crime Underreporting Does Not: The Problematic Sex Offender Registry, Ira Mark Ellman

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Sexual Harassment Is Not A Crime: Aligning The Uniform Code Of Military Justice With Title Vii, Laura T. Kessler, Sagen Gearhart Jan 2021

Sexual Harassment Is Not A Crime: Aligning The Uniform Code Of Military Justice With Title Vii, Laura T. Kessler, Sagen Gearhart

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Incitement In An Era Of Populism: Updating Brandenburg After Charlottesville, Richard Ashby Wilson, Jordan Kiper Jan 2020

Incitement In An Era Of Populism: Updating Brandenburg After Charlottesville, Richard Ashby Wilson, Jordan Kiper

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Somewhere Between Death Row And Death Watch: The Procedural Trap Capital Defendants Face In Raising Execution-Related Claims, Melanie Kalmanson Jan 2020

Somewhere Between Death Row And Death Watch: The Procedural Trap Capital Defendants Face In Raising Execution-Related Claims, Melanie Kalmanson

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Marijuana Legalization In The United States: A Social Injustice, Kevin Sabet, Will Jones Jan 2019

Marijuana Legalization In The United States: A Social Injustice, Kevin Sabet, Will Jones

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Wolf Act Amendments To The U.S. International Religious Freedom Act: Breakthrough Or Breakdown?, Robert C. Blitt Jan 2019

The Wolf Act Amendments To The U.S. International Religious Freedom Act: Breakthrough Or Breakdown?, Robert C. Blitt

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Addicted To The War On Drugs, Brendan Walden Jan 2019

Addicted To The War On Drugs, Brendan Walden

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Intensive Care For Pain As An Overdose Prevention Tool: Legal Considerations And Policy Imperatives, Evan D. Anderson, Jason Sloan, Leo Beletsky Jan 2019

Intensive Care For Pain As An Overdose Prevention Tool: Legal Considerations And Policy Imperatives, Evan D. Anderson, Jason Sloan, Leo Beletsky

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Issue Preclusion In Employment Arbitration After Epic Systems V. Lewis, Samuel Estreicher, Lukasz Swiderski Jan 2018

Issue Preclusion In Employment Arbitration After Epic Systems V. Lewis, Samuel Estreicher, Lukasz Swiderski

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Sessions Memorandum And The Laws Of Physics: How Ag Sessions’ Policy On Federal Charging Could Accelerate An Emerging Doctrine Of Statutory Interpretation Based On Principles Of Over-Criminalization And Abuse Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Adeel Mohammad Bashir Jan 2018

The Sessions Memorandum And The Laws Of Physics: How Ag Sessions’ Policy On Federal Charging Could Accelerate An Emerging Doctrine Of Statutory Interpretation Based On Principles Of Over-Criminalization And Abuse Of Prosecutorial Discretion, Adeel Mohammad Bashir

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Exit Rights, Pluralism, And Equal Citizenship: Why Religious Exemptions Are Still Worth It, William Simpson Jan 2017

Exit Rights, Pluralism, And Equal Citizenship: Why Religious Exemptions Are Still Worth It, William Simpson

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Behind Closed [Blue] Doors: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence And § 1983’S Potential, Anna Joseph Jan 2017

Behind Closed [Blue] Doors: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence And § 1983’S Potential, Anna Joseph

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Intercampus Sexual Assault Accountability: Protecting Students Off Campus, Katherine E. Leung Jan 2017

Intercampus Sexual Assault Accountability: Protecting Students Off Campus, Katherine E. Leung

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Note From The Editor-In-Chief, Miriam Archibong Jan 2016

Note From The Editor-In-Chief, Miriam Archibong

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Ethos Of Public Service At Penn Law, Theodore W. Ruger Jan 2016

The Ethos Of Public Service At Penn Law, Theodore W. Ruger

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.