The Crime Victims' Rights Movement's Past, Present, and Future (Part III - the Future)
Efforts to expand and amplify victims' voices in criminal proceedings are justified and likely to continue into the future.
Crime Victims Rights Amendment
The Crime Victims' Rights Movement's Past, Present, and Future (Part II - the Present)
The modern crime victims' rights movement has been remarkably successful in inserting the victim's voice into criminal justice processes.
The Crime Victims' Rights Movement's Past, Present, and Future (Part I - the Past)
The victims' rights movement is rooted in America's long tradition of private prosecution, in which crime victims were able to initiate and pursue their own criminal prosecutions.
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.
Crime Victims Rights Amendment
The D.C. Circuit's Dubious Decision Ordering the Flynn Case Dismissed
A 2-1 ruling concludes that the district court cannot even hold a hearing on the subject.
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.
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.
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.
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
