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Full-Text Articles in Law
Transnational Legal Practice, Laurel Terry
Young Lawyers Interest Network (Yin), Sara Blackwell, Siena Caruso, Jose Francisco Mafla, Manoj Kumar
Young Lawyers Interest Network (Yin), Sara Blackwell, Siena Caruso, Jose Francisco Mafla, Manoj Kumar
The Year in Review
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Series Preview: Screening And Charging Practices Of Three Mid-Sized Jurisdictions, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Series Preview: Screening And Charging Practices Of Three Mid-Sized Jurisdictions, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
Understanding how prosecutors make their screening and charging decisions is essential to criminal legal reform. This preview report is the first in a series of publications that explores the screening and charging practices of prosecutors in three mid-sized jurisdictions. Through an innovative mixed-methods empirical study, the series provides a holistic account of prosecutors’ charging practices.
Playing By The Rule: How Aba Model Rule 8.4(G) Can Regulate Jury Exclusion, Anna Offit
Playing By The Rule: How Aba Model Rule 8.4(G) Can Regulate Jury Exclusion, Anna Offit
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Discrimination during voir dire remains a critical impediment to empaneling juries that reflect the diversity of the United States. While various solutions have been proposed, scholars have largely overlooked ethics rules as an instrument for preventing discriminatory behavior during jury selection. Focusing on the ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), which regulates professional misconduct, this article argues that ethics rules can, under certain conditions, offer an effective deterrent to exclusionary practices among legal actors. Part I examines the specific history, evolution, and application of revised ABA Model Rule 8.4(g). Part II delves into the ways that ethics rules in general, despite their …