On behalf of Rebecca Tushnet, this request for submissions will be of interest to some readers:Request for SubmissionsHarvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty ForumJune 2-3, 2025, Harvard Law SchoolHarvard, Stanford, and Yale Law Schools are soliciting submissions for the 2025 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior
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And here’s what the AALS Criminal Law Section has lined up…
As an addendum to my last post, on behalf of the AALS Criminal Procedure Section, what follows is information about the events planned by the AALS Criminal Law Section for the AALS Annual Meeting (posted at the request of the…
CrimPro AALS Section events later this week
With the AALS Annual Meeting coming up next week in San Francisco, I wanted to plug a handful of events that the AALS Criminal Procedure Section will be hosting at the conference. Hope to see some of you there!—Wednesday, January…
New York (Predictably) Overcharging Luigi Mangione – Who Needs a Rule of Law?
A senseless act of bloodshed. Followed by a senseless act of State lawlessness. <Sigh> It isn’t that people would be better if the government were…it’s that the government would simply be less bad.New York law, like the Model…
Crim Book Recommendations
There are of course many books about the criminal law, some of which are fascinating and some of which … aren’t. Here’s are some that I enjoy, where I focus on those I’ve most often used in teaching seminars or…
Crim Movie Recommendations
I love to watch many sorts of films, and many a movie has some claim to being ‘about’ criminal law or procedure. But when I am asked for recommendations by students, or am looking for something for my own classroom,…
On State Search and Seizure
I’ve been writing a series of posts on state constitutional search and seizure law for the Brennan Center’s State Court Report; anyone interested in the topic might wish to check them out. So far, they are three:The…
CrimFest Save-the-Date
On behalf of Profs. Carissa Byrne Hessick and Benjamin Levin:Hi Everyone:We are excited to announce that CrimFest 2025 will be held on Monday July 14 and Tuesday July 15 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School. As in year’s…
An Evidence-Based Modification to Criminal Jury Instructions on Right Not to Testify
On behalf of Prof. Eve Brensike Primus:
Dear Colleagues,
The Data for Defenders program at the University of Michigan Law School promotes creative and evidence-based advocacy in criminal courtrooms by providing defenders with access to motions and briefs that
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Presidential Pardons: Biden and Trump vs. Their Predecessors
When Thanksgiving and the end of a presidential term align, it is not surprising to see an increase in discussions about the pardon power, prompted by the Official Pardoning of the White House Thanksgiving Turkey. In September, a…