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victims rights

Criminal Justice

The Public Trial Right and COVID

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.22.2022 6:10 PM

Free Speech

Court Strikes Down Ban on Defendants' Lawyers Contacting Crime Victims (Except Through Prosecutors)

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2022 11:04 AM

victims rights

When Should an Appellate Court in a Criminal Case Describe a Victim as the "Alleged Victim"?

In a petition for reconsideration, I ask the Utah Supreme Court to modify a recent opinion to remove the qualifier "alleged" in front of term "victim" in light of the fact that the defendant has been convicted of sexually assaulting the victim.

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.15.2022 2:45 PM

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Law enforcement

Police Search Rape Kit DNA To See if Victims Are Also Criminals

Plus: Spike in people who want less immigration, gun enforcement won't stop violent crime, the Palin libel trial, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.15.2022 9:30 AM

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

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