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The Fresh Evidence Rule has Gotten Stale
The Fresh Evidence Rule has Gotten Stale
When survivors of sexual assault wait to report the crime, they come up against a biased criminal justice system.
JoAnne Sweeny
Dec 17, 2024
Statistics for Dummies. 4 — Another Empirical Analysis
Statistics for Dummies. 4 — Another Empirical Analysis
If you read the last article and are here now, you were left wondering. Good. Your thinking is similar to a painting by Paul Gaugin titled…
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Nov 26, 2024
A Global Reflection on Justice, Corruption, and Reform
A Global Reflection on Justice, Corruption, and Reform
The decay of integrity in law is a growing problem that undermines justice, fairness, and trust in legal systems around the world. Law, as…
Mahiraj jadeja
Nov 26, 2024
Gendered Burnout
Gendered Burnout
We’ve got to stop killing our girls.
JoAnne Sweeny
Nov 4, 2024
Biden vs Trump 2.0?
Biden vs Trump 2.0?
Could Canada be on the brink of facing a new political wave?
Gigi Ryan
Oct 19, 2024
Statistics for Dummies. 3 — Our First Empirical Analysis
Statistics for Dummies. 3 — Our First Empirical Analysis
And so we continue the discovery from before. For today’s article, we are going to get at what I consider the essentials of statistics —…
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Oct 11, 2024
An important lesson on Civil Liberties.
An important lesson on Civil Liberties.
How I came to study criminal procedure.
Gabriel Wells
Oct 11, 2024
Why Free Speech Absolutism Makes Us All Less Free
Why Free Speech Absolutism Makes Us All Less Free
How to regulate disinformation in the era of social media
Dustin Arand
Oct 11, 2024
Statistics for Dummies. 2 — The Basics of Probability
Statistics for Dummies. 2 — The Basics of Probability
What happens when law meets probability? Let’s find out and connect these two topics in our Venn-Datagram!
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Sep 28, 2024
No NDA for Old Men
No NDA for Old Men
How the Speak Out Act Nullifies Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Misconduct Cases
James J. Wilkerson, J.D.
Sep 14, 2024
Law School is Different Now. It‘s Better.
Law School is Different Now. It‘s Better.
Reflecting on the transition from a 40-year practice career to teaching today’s law students.
Marc Murphy
Sep 13, 2024
Vote Blue in Red States
Vote Blue in Red States
Tony Arnold © Craig Anthony (Tony) Arnold, 2024
Tony Arnold
Sep 8, 2024
Statistics for Lawyers. 1 — Correlation and Causation
Statistics for Lawyers. 1 — Correlation and Causation
In my articles, I aim to connect different disciplines in unique ways to inspire innovative thinking. This series will focus on explaining…
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Sep 8, 2024
ICC Indictments: An Update
ICC Indictments: An Update
Will a Warrant be Issued for Bibi’s Arrest?
Shlomo Levin
Aug 30, 2024
Light Two Torches
Light Two Torches
On Paris, LA, and American Dreaming
Marc Murphy
Aug 22, 2024
Another Letter to the Law School Class of 2026
Another Letter to the Law School Class of 2026
Dear rising 2L,
James J. Wilkerson, J.D.
Aug 22, 2024
The Song that Never Ends: Murder Ballads, Abortion, and Forgotten Women
The Song that Never Ends: Murder Ballads, Abortion, and Forgotten Women
A folk historian discusses what centuries of songs about killing women can tell us about this moment in history.
Karen Hogg
Aug 20, 2024
JD Vance’s Couch and the Power of Storytelling
JD Vance’s Couch and the Power of Storytelling
JD Vance and his couch — it’s not true. So why is it so persuasive?
JoAnne Sweeny
Aug 10, 2024
What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Criminal Law
What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Criminal Law
Legal dramas aren’t accurate representations of the justice system
Steven Toews, JD, MBA
Jul 25, 2024
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Or Iowa Or New Hampshire Or . . .
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Or Iowa Or New Hampshire Or . . .
Marc Murphy
Jul 24, 2024
My Second First Year of Law School
My Second First Year of Law School
Key lessons about law school that I learned as a first year law professor.
Joe Dunman
Jul 19, 2024
Lara Trump Is Ugly
Lara Trump Is Ugly
Since I began publishing political art when Barack Obama was still a US Senator I’ve drawn countless men and women of different shapes and…
Marc Murphy
Jul 19, 2024
The One Where Columbo Figures Out Why We Shouldn’t Do The Conspiracy Theory Thing, with Patrick…
The One Where Columbo Figures Out Why We Shouldn’t Do The Conspiracy Theory Thing, with Patrick…
Maybe it’s a bad idea?
Martin French
Jul 16, 2024
Plucking Another Stone from the Wall of Separation
Plucking Another Stone from the Wall of Separation
Louisiana’s deliberate effort to overrule a crucial First Amendment case.
Joe Dunman
Jul 15, 2024
The Trump Assassination Attempt: Is Joe Biden to Blame?
The Trump Assassination Attempt: Is Joe Biden to Blame?
Republicans have accused Biden of inciting the man who attempted to shoot Trump on July 13. But is it the same as the Jan. 6 insurrection?
JoAnne Sweeny
Jul 15, 2024
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