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Eric Garner and the Evidence of Things Not Seen
Jul 31, 2015(Comments: 4)July 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — [Ed. Note: This will be our last post by Cristian, who was stolen from us by Huffington Post to serve as their Supreme Court and Legal Affairs staff writer. It... -
Congress Is Against Mandatory Minimums Except When It Isn’t
Jul 28, 2015(Comments: 0)July 29, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Chuck Grassley, the Republican senator from Iowa who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee, was once a staunch defender of mandatory minimum sentences. Just as the tide on criminal justice reform was... -
The federal indictment against Dylann Roof isn’t a libertarian outrage
Jul 24, 2015(Comments: 4)July 24, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Mass shootings and police brutality bring out the prosecutor in all of us. It stands to reason that little if any criticism is leveled against the Department of Justice when... -
A Killing Accomplishes What Immigration Advocates Couldn’t
Jul 22, 2015(Comments: 1)July 22, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — What immigrant activists and families have been clamoring for years, the father of a slain pretty young blond woman received in a matter of weeks. On Tuesday, Jim Steinle, the... -
The Best Week Ever in Criminal Justice Reform
Jul 17, 2015(Comments: 3)July 17, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — If you didn’t know any better and just went by this week’s events, you’d think the United States is experiencing an awakening to criminal justice and the plight of mass... -
De Blasio’s Temporary Bail Fix Totally Misses The Mark
Jul 15, 2015(Comments: 4)July 15, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that $18 million would be allocated to provide hard-pressed judges an “alternative” to setting bail was greeted with optimism from nearly every quarter. Even New... -
Why Didn’t San Francisco Deport Francisco Sanchez?
Jul 10, 2015(Comments: 0)July 10, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Predictably and with good reason, the senseless shooting and death of Kathryn Steinle, a 32-year-old who was taking a stroll with her father on a San Francisco pier, has stoked... -
The Redemption of Justice Scalia, and the Thousands of Armed Career Criminals Who Never Were
Jul 8, 2015(Comments: 3)July 8, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Justice Antonin Scalia complained loudly when the Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges, the same-sex marriage case. So loud that few paid him any mind when that same day he... -
Tweaking The Machinery of Death
Jul 6, 2015(Comments: 0)July 6, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Reporting from inside the Supreme Court chamber, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick observed there was tension in the air as justice after justices read summaries of their opinions in Glossip v. Gross,... -
Cook’s No Hero For Shooting Escapee David Sweat
Jul 1, 2015(Comments: 8)July 1, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Since the manhunt for two upstate prison escapees gripped New Yorkers who watch the evening news, the majority of the coverage has centered around the circumstances of their escape and...
