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A Missed Chance For Justice In Court, Tamar R. Birckhead
A Missed Chance For Justice In Court, Tamar R. Birckhead
Tamar R Birckhead
This op-ed argues that Osama bin Laden should have been captured and tried in a court of law, rather than assassinated under circumstances suggesting he was unarmed and posed no immediate threat.
Equal Protection And The Prosecutor's Charging Decision: Enforcing An Ideal, Donald G. Gifford
Equal Protection And The Prosecutor's Charging Decision: Enforcing An Ideal, Donald G. Gifford
Donald G Gifford
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Causes, Consequences And Cures Of Racial And Ethnic Disproportionality In Conviction And Incarceration Rates: An Introduction, Janet Moore
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
This piece introduces Prosecution and Racial Justice, a panel discussion with Wayne McKenzie of the Vera Institute for Justice, by outlining the legal-historical context for reform strategies that detect and correct effects of racial bias in prosecutorial decision-making.
People V. Guardino: Examined On Appeal In People V. Hecker, Luna Droubi
People V. Guardino: Examined On Appeal In People V. Hecker, Luna Droubi
NYLS Law Review
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Handcuffing The Press: First Amendment Limitations On The Reach Of Criminal Statutes As Applied To The Media, Lee Levine, Nathan E. Siegel, Jeanette Melendez Bead
Handcuffing The Press: First Amendment Limitations On The Reach Of Criminal Statutes As Applied To The Media, Lee Levine, Nathan E. Siegel, Jeanette Melendez Bead
NYLS Law Review
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Imperfect Remedies: The Arsenal Of Criminal Statutes Available To Prosecute International Adoption Fraud In The United States, Katie Rasor, Richard M. Rothblatt, Elizabeth A. Russo, Julie A. Turner
Imperfect Remedies: The Arsenal Of Criminal Statutes Available To Prosecute International Adoption Fraud In The United States, Katie Rasor, Richard M. Rothblatt, Elizabeth A. Russo, Julie A. Turner
NYLS Law Review
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A Diva Defends Herself: Gender And Domestic Violence In An Early Twentieth-Century Headline Trial, Carolyn B. Ramsey
A Diva Defends Herself: Gender And Domestic Violence In An Early Twentieth-Century Headline Trial, Carolyn B. Ramsey
Publications
This short article was presented as part of a symposium on headline criminal trials, organized by St. Louis University School of Law in honor of Lawrence Friedman. It describes and analyzes the self-defense acquittal of opera singer Mae Talbot in Nevada in 1910 on charges of murdering her abusive husband. Based on extensive research into archival trial records and newspaper reports, the article discusses how the press, the court, and trial lawyers on both sides depicted the killing and Mae’s possible defenses. Without discounting the sensationalism and entertainment value, to a scandal-hungry public, of stories about violent marriages, I contend …
Federalism And Criminal Law: What The Feds Can Learn From The States, Rachel E. Barkow
Federalism And Criminal Law: What The Feds Can Learn From The States, Rachel E. Barkow
Michigan Law Review
Criminal law enforcement in the United States is multijurisdictional. Local, state, and federal prosecutors all possess the power to bring criminal charges. An enduring question of criminal law is how authority should be allocated among these levels of government. In trying to gain traction on the question of when crime should be handled at the federal level and when it should be left to local authorities, courts and scholars have taken a range of approaches. Oddly, one place that commentators have not looked for guidance on how to handle the issue of law enforcement allocation is within the states themselves. …
The "Youngest Profession": Consent, Autonomy, And Prostituted Children, Tamar R. Birckhead
The "Youngest Profession": Consent, Autonomy, And Prostituted Children, Tamar R. Birckhead
Tamar R Birckhead
Although precise estimates do not exist, the data suggests that the number of children believed to be at risk for commercial sexual exploitation in the United States is between 200,000 and 300,000 and that the average age of entry is between eleven and fourteen, with some as young as nine. The number of prostituted children who are criminally prosecuted for these acts is equally difficult to estimate. In 2008—the most recent year for which data is available—approximately 1500 youth under age eighteen were reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation as having been arrested within United States borders for prostitution …