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Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Was Reffitt’s “Trial Tax” Too High?
He went to trial. He was sentenced. And his sentence, 87 months, was on the low end of the guidelines, and far below the sentenced sought by the government, which…
Indian Society for Legal Research Blog Series
Would murder and terrorism constitute ‘most serious crimes’?
By the year 2020, a total of 108 countries have abolished the death penalty. The countries that have abolished the death penalty believe it is a cruel, inhumane and degrading form of punishment. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Michigan Journal of Race and Law Symposium on the Imapcts of the “War on Terror”
The Michigan Journal of Race and the Law has published an issue analyzing the harmful impacts of the "War on Terror" on Muslims in the United States. Here is the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mar 29 Webinar: Instrumentalising Citizenship In The Fight Against Terrorism, How Have Deprivation Powers Evolved Since 9/11?
Register at this link for the March 29 webinar by the Institute on Statelessness (ISI) and Inclusion and the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), launching their new report providing a global…
The Faculty Lounge
Commentary Reviews “The Trials of Rasmea Odeh”
Jonathan Marks reviews The Trials of Rasmea Odeh in the April issue of Commentary (paywalled with free registration). Here is the gist: It may seem strange that [Jewish Voice for…
The Right Coast
Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution | AP News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out…
Supreme Court Update
United States v. Tsarnaev (No. 20-443), United States v. Zubaydah (No. 20-827), FBI v. Fazaga, (No. 20-828), Wooden v. United States (No. 20-5279), Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center (No. 20-601)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
The Nine have been active of late, with four opinions coming out late last week and another yesterday morning. There was also significant news yesterday on the orders docket. Here…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From Conviction of Terrorism to Its Reversal and Work at Amazon: The Strange Story of Hamid Hayat
In the wake of September 11, 2001, Hamid Hayat was convicted on terrorism charges based on a trip to Pakistan. His conviction was later overturned. Released from custody, Hayat now works…
The Faculty Lounge
The Trials of Rasmea Odeh, Part Two — A Bombing in Jerusalem
Part Two of the Volokh Conspiracy series on The Trials of Rasmea Odeh was posted this morning. Part One is here.
Nonprofit Law Blog
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/4/22
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Happy Lunar New Year! Notable Events of the Week: “Test…