What If 2020 Election Is Disputed?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was correct when she recently said that the best way to avoid a disputed election is for the result to be a blowout. But that is a hope, and we need a plan.
America Is Missing Its Chance to Fix Our Election System Before We Vote in 2020
As 2020’s elections edge closer, recent troubling developments are casting new light on an old question—what will it take for the results to be trusted?
Why Is Defining Consent So Difficult?
Consent is a concept at the center of criminal law and sexual assault. So, why is it so difficult to accurately define? Sexual assault laws have evolved from requiring the victim to resist toward requiring consent. However, “consent” is defined in many ways.
Caren Harp on the DOJ’s Changing Approach to Juvenile Justice
Caren Harp, a former prosecutor and public defender in Arkansas and a law professor at Liberty University, speaks about her role as Administrator of the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention in a recent LA Times interview.
New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto
New Hampshire is now the 21st U.S. state to have abolished capital punishment. State legislature voted to override a veto by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday, May 30.
Can Federal Sentencing Remain Transparent?
Criminal trials have virtually disappeared in many federal courtrooms. According to a recent U.S. Sentencing Commission report, “[i]n recent years, 97 percent of federal defendants convicted of a felony or Class A misdemeanor offense are adjudicated guilty based on a guilty plea rather than on a verdict at a trial.”