Two days ago, I moderated this event, titled "President Biden’s Pardon Legacy and the Future of the Federal Clemency Power," in which a number of panelists assailed Prez

Biden's clemency record.  This morning, the White House released this statement from Prez Biden reporting that his clemency record is now much more robust.  Here [...]

There has been a lot of notable discussions of (the potential demise of) the "progressive prosecutor movement" in the weeks since Election Day.  In the last couple days I

have seen these two notable lengthy pieces on topic providing quite distinct perspectives: From Jim Gerrity at National Review, "Progressive Prosecutors’ Record [...]

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, today released this 25-page report titled "Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024," which is described as "the

sixth in a series as required under the First Step Act of 2018."  Here is the report's introduction and some of the listed  "Key findings" that seemed most interesting [...]

This short New York Times review flags a new documentary premeiring on Max tonight that seem worth checking out.  Here is the start of the NYT review: Peering into the heart

of the beast we call the justice system, the directors Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet zero in on parole, a part of the process that usually unfolds behind closed doors.  [...]

The title of this post is the title of this review essay recently appearing on SSSRN authored by Matthew B. Lawrence. Here is its abstract: This Review Essay describes and

applauds David Pozen’s book, The Constitution of the War on Drugs, and offers its own intervention.  Scholars have traced the failed addiction policies exemplified [...]

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Kousisis v. US, which presented this question to the Justices as articulated in the petitioner's brief: "Whether a scheme

to induce a transaction in property through deception, but which contemplates no harm to any property interest, constitutes a scheme to defraud under the federal [...]

The title of this post is the title of this new paper now available via SSRN authored by Sally Evans and Peter Siminski. Here is its abstract: Climate change has stimulated

growing interest in the influence of temperature on cognition, mood and decision making. [...]

This recent AP story, headlined "Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s," highlights how remedies for unconstitutional

convictions can often be a very long time in coming (if they come at all).  Here are the details: A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 [...]

Prez-Elect Donald Trump conducted a new interview during which, according to this NBC News piece, he discussed his pardon plans for January 6 defendants.  Here is the start

of the article: President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to issue pardons to his supporters involved in the attacks on the U.S. [...]

Law360 has this lengthy new piece, headlined "Veterans Courts Help Some, But Leave Many Others Behind," which provides an effective overview of veteran treatment courts and

their limits. I recommend the piece in full, and here are excerpts: Veterans treatment courts have helped thousands of former service members get much needed help [...]