By Conor R. Harvey, Published on 01/14/20
By Maia Dunlap, Published on 01/14/20
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By Cass R. Sunstein, Published on 01/14/20
By Brian Soucek and Vicki Schultz, Published on 01/14/20
By Ann C. McGinley, Published on 01/14/20
By Joni Hersch, Published on 01/14/20
By Mary Anne Franks, Published on 01/14/20
By Claudia Flores, Published on 01/14/20
By Jessica A. Clarke, Published on 01/14/20
By Mary Anne Case, Published on 01/14/20
By Aaron Tucek, Published on 02/01/19
By Derek Tisler, Published on 02/01/19
Sentencing enhancements are applied in a number of circumstances, one of which is the use of a minor in the commission of a crime. But the law is unsettled as to whether a defendant’s affirmative act is necessary for implementation of this particular sentencing enhancement under section 3B1.4. An alleged circuit split existed, with some circuits utilizing an affirmative act...
By Alexander Porro, Published on 02/01/19
By Katerina Kokkas, Published on 02/01/19
By Taylor Imperiale, Published on 02/01/19
By Jane Chapman, Published on 02/01/19
By Courtney Albini, Published on 02/01/19
By Alison Siegler and Erica Zunkel, Published on 02/01/19
Playing off a scene in The Wire wherein prison inmates discuss whether American lives have “second acts,” this essay considers psychological and legal issues at play in people’s efforts to turn their lives around, from bad to good. In the first half of the essay, a professor of psychology discusses empirical research into redemptive life stories in which people find positive...
By Janice Nadler, Published on 02/01/19
By Jonathan Masur and Richard H. McAdams, Published on 02/01/19
By Michael D. Gilbert, Published on 02/01/19