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Execution chamber

Death Penalty

In Alabama, New Rules Make Botched Executions More Likely

"Under the new rule, the State would have been able to prolong the botched execution process indefinitely," the Equal Justice Initiative wrote in a press release.

Emma Camp | 1.20.2023 4:31 PM

Criminal Law

Crime Victims' Rights Now Integrated Throughout the Arizona Rules

The Arizona Supreme Court becomes the first state Supreme Court to thoroughly incorporate crime victims' rights in its rules of criminal procedure. Others should follow.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2022 12:14 PM

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey

Death Penalty

Alabama's Governor Calls for a Moratorium on Executions in the State

While the pause comes as a relief to those opposed to the death penalty, Ivey's full-throated defense of the practice makes it clear that she seeks only a temporary pause in executions, not an end to the policy.

Emma Camp | 11.22.2022 10:17 AM

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Crime

Is Crime Getting Better or Worse? We Don't Really Know.

The FBI changed the way it compiles data, and reporting law-enforcement agencies have yet to catch up.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.24.2022 7:00 AM

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Criminal Justice

Did Murders Rise in 2021? No One Knows.

Plus: Court says DACA is illegal, Colorado baker appeals gender transition cake ruling, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.6.2022 9:46 AM

incarcerated person walks through prison

Criminal Justice

Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People Is Good, Actually

Some conservative media outlets and politicians lambast the practice. But if you care about public safety, that opposition doesn't make sense.

Billy Binion | 9.14.2022 4:46 PM

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Sex Work

'I Have My Own Life': The Case for Legalizing Sex Work

It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.

John Stossel | 9.14.2022 1:00 PM

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Murder

Las Vegas Elected Official Robert Telles Arrested as Suspect in Journalist Jeff German's Death

Plus: The wage premium from having a college degree is falling, study finds black access to firearms reduced lynchings during Jim Crow, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.8.2022 9:32 AM

crime victims

The Utah Supreme Court Holds that Crime Victims Can Intervene in Criminal Cases to Protect Their Rights

The Court agrees with my argument that crime victims can become "limited-purpose parties" in criminal proceedings to protect their interests, such as an interest in the confidentiality of mental health counseling records.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.7.2022 12:54 PM

Boeing

A Crime Victims' Rights Act Challenge to the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes Deferred Prosecution Agreement

My filings yesterday on behalf of the fifteen families who lost loved ones in the Boeing 737 MAX crashes explains why the Justice Department could not keep victims' families in the dark when it negotiated its immunity deal with Boeing.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.17.2021 12:15 PM

Jeffrey Epstein

The Eleventh Circuit Rules Against Jeffrey Epstein's Sex Abuse Victims' Efforts to Rescind His Secret Plea Deal

The en banc ruling calls the sordid deal a "national disgrace" but concludes the courts are powerless to enforce crime victims' rights in pre-charging situations--a disturbing ruling that I hope will be quickly overturned.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.16.2021 10:33 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

The Eleventh Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc on the Victims' Challenge to Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement

The full Court will consider whether Jeffrey Epstein's victims can argue for invalidating the immunity provisions in the Epstein deal.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.7.2020 12:40 PM

crime victims

How Should Judge Sullivan Determine if the Government's Motion to Dismiss the Michael Flynn Case is Appropriate?

This "victimless" crime is a curious one for close judicial scrutiny of a Government motion to dismiss--closer scrutiny should be reserved for cases in which crime victims have a clear interest.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.14.2020 9:55 AM

crime victims

Jeffrey Epstein's Victims Receive Amicus Support in the Eleventh Circuit

The congressional co-sponsors of the Crime Victims' Rights Act (Senator Feinstein and former Senators Kyl and Hatch) and the National Crime Victim's Law Institute both file amicus briefs supporting rehearing en banc.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.12.2020 2:04 PM

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Bail

Chicago Judge Says His Bail Reforms Were a Success. But Independent Reviews Show Flaws and More Crimes.

Did Cook County overdo it and let too many dangerous defendants free?

Scott Shackford | 2.20.2020 3:10 PM

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Criminal Justice

New York Police Try To Pin Gang Witness's Death on Criminal Justice Reforms

The state’s new rules requiring information-sharing with defense lawyers are not to blame here.

Scott Shackford | 2.6.2020 12:30 PM

Nick Sutton

Death Penalty

Corrections Officers, Jurors, and the Families of Nick Sutton's Victims Want Him Taken Off Death Row

The Tennessee death row inmate "has gone from a life-taker to a life-saver."

Zuri Davis | 1.15.2020 4:30 PM

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Marsy's Law

An Ohio City Is Declaring Itself a 'Crime Victim' of a False Police Report and Demanding Restitution

Ohio's Marsy’s Law has the potential to be abused for municipal cash grabs.

Scott Shackford | 1.14.2020 1:00 PM

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Marsy's Law

Some Controversial Kentucky Pardons Are Being Used to Push for a 'Victim's Rights' Bill

Courts struck down Marsy’s Law last year. Lawmakers want to bring it back.

Scott Shackford | 1.13.2020 2:20 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Prosecutors Violated the Rights of Jeffrey Epstein's Victims

Today a federal judge held that federal prosecutors concealed from the victims the non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein -- in violation of the Crime Victims Rights Act. Now the issue is what remedy exists.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.21.2019 11:29 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

The Current Posture of the Crime Victims Rights Challenge to Jeffrey Epstein's Plea Deal

In a case I'm working on, Jeffrey Epstein's victims hope to set aside a non-prosecution agreement based on violations of their rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.6.2018 12:40 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

More States Pass Constitutional Amendments Protecting Crime Victims' Rights

On Tuesday, voters in six states approved Crime Victims' Rights Amendments, continuing a long-term trend towards expanding the crime victim's role in the criminal justice process

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2018 7:53 AM

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