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Chicago torture victims face uphill legal battle

Mike Mannheimer
October 24, 2008 12:37

Melvin Jones says he screamed and begged for mercy as Chicago police touched metal clips to his feet and thighs, churned a hand-cranked device and sent shock waves of electricity through his body more than 25 years ago. He says...

State senators study case of innocent man who died in prison

Mike Mannheimer
December 29, 2008 16:23

Legislators may change state law to recognize the innocence of a Fort Worth man convicted in Lubbock more than 20 years ago. State Sens. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, and Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, may clarify how the state compensates and exonerates wrongfully...

Colorado Judge Allows Twitter In Courtroom

Mike Mannheimer
January 09, 2009 14:55

The courtroom now includes Twitter. What? Twitter inside the courtroom? Yes, it’s true. A Colorado judge recently approved the use of Twitter, and blogs, inside the courtroom to cover an infant-abuse trial. Wichita Eagle (Kansas) reporter, Ron Sylvester, pushed for...

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Conference: Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law

Mike Mannheimer
August 28, 2009 21:22

[If you'd like CrimProf to list a conference that might be of interest to criminal law and/or criminal procedure professors, please send the details to crimprofblog@gmail.com.] On Friday and Saturday, September 25-26, 2009, Rutgers School of Law-Newark will present a...

"ACLU lawsuit demands information on US border laptop search policy"

Mike Mannheimer
August 28, 2009 13:21

the story is at Jurist.

Hasnas on Corporate Criminal Liability

Mike Mannheimer
August 28, 2009 10:03

John Hasnas (Georgetown University) has posted The Centenary of a Mistake: One Hundred Years of Corporate Criminal Liability (American Criminal Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article argues that there is no justification for corporate criminal...

Previewing the Coming Term (Part Eight): Sullivan v. Florida

Mike Mannheimer
August 28, 2009 05:02

[This is the eighth in a series of posts by CrimProf’s graduate fellow, Peter Stockburger (University of San Diego Class of 2009), previewing the criminal law and procedure cases scheduled for argument in the U.S. Supreme Court this coming term....

More on the Ninth Circuit's Steroids/Computer Search En Banc Opinion

Mike Mannheimer
August 27, 2009 18:57

The New York Times covered it in the sports section. CrimProf mentioned yesterday that Orin Kerr was blogging about this at The Volokh conspiracy, and he has more today, asking about retroactivity questions and stating, "I've been working in this...

Featured Download: Leon on Work Release as Economic Stimulus

Mike Mannheimer
August 27, 2009 15:26

At the very least, this manuscript has timeliness on its side. Chrysanthi S. Leon (University of Delaware - Sociology and Criminal Justice) has posted Working Paper: Work Release as Economic Stimulus: Overview of Current and Potential Usage in the 50...

Yung on the Emerging Criminal War on Sex Offenders

Mike Mannheimer
August 27, 2009 04:57

Corey Rayburn Yung (The John Marshall Law School) has posted The Emerging Criminal War on Sex Offenders on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article addresses four central questions. First, what is the difference between normal law enforcement policy and...