It’s unfair to argue whether the now-withdrawn nominee, Ed Martin as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, is worse than the new nominee, former Westchester, NY, County Court judge and District Attorney, Jeanine Pirro. As discussed here,
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Lyon, France- INTERPOL’s newest notice is Silver (part 3 of 3: President Trump has a crypto business and he disbanded the U.S. crypto enforcement team)
Our last 2 posts discussed INTERPOL’s new Silver Notices and how they relate to crypto, along with the current U.S. presidential administration’s reversal of crypto-related crime-fighting measures as the rest of the world seemingly increases their urgency. Today’s post focuses on…
"Equality in Sentencing Mitigation"
The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN authored by John B. Meixner Jr. Here is its abstract:
As guilty-plea rates have skyrocketed, sentencing has become an increasingly important part of criminal…
"Punishing Violence"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Shima Baradaran Baughman now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
The American criminal justice system is known to dole out the harshest punishments in the…
Prison Policy Initiative provides helpful analysis of new BJS data on prisons and pregnancies
Emily Widra and Emmett Sanders at the Prison Policy Initiative have produced this notable briefing digging into this new Bureau of Justice Statistics publication titled “Maternal Healthcare and Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in Prisons, 2023.” This briefing’s title provides its…
Using AI, Judge Considers Dead Victim Impact

Step aside Max Headroom, Chris Pelkey is in the courtroom. Well, not really, but close enough for Judge Todd Lang in Arizona.
Chris Pelkey was killed in a road rage shooting in Chandler, Arizona, in 2021.
Three and a half…
Lyon, France- INTERPOL’s new notice is Silver (part 2 of 3: the U.S. softens its crypto enforcement mechanism)
Our last post focused on INTERPOL’s newest notice, the Silver Notice. This new tool allows member countries to request information on assets linked to a person’s criminal activities such as fraud, corruption, drug trafficking, environmental crime, and other serious offenses.…
Dismissed Cases In Immigration Hands
It was surprising to learn that ICE and Homeland Security Secretary and model, Kristi Noem, were demonizing the wrongly renditioned Kilmar Abrego Garcia based on domestic violence allegations that had long since been dismissed. On the one hand, it was…
"Look What You Made Me Do"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Russell Gold which is now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Who’s to blame for crime? Individuals who commit crime or a society that has…
Family of man killed during a road-rage incident uses AI to enable deceased to give victim statement at sentencing hearing
This local story out of Arizona seems like just one glimpse into the brave new digital world that all lawyers and legal institutions need to be thinking about. The article is headlined “Family uses AI to create video for deadly…