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Sentencing Law and Policy
Big new Sentencing Project report on felon disenfranchisement
Main July 12, 2012Big new Sentencing Project report on felon disenfranchisementThe Sentencing Project has just published this new report titled "State-Level Estimates of Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States, 2010."…
The Faculty Lounge
Ladies of Liberty: DiFranco & DeMent
Ani DiFranco and Iris DeMent each have lyrics that expand far beyond the relatively narrow scope that politics plays in the life of a human being. They also have some…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The Machinery of Criminal Justice #7: Collateral Consequences and Reentry
Main March 31, 2012The Machinery of Criminal Justice #7: Collateral Consequences and Reentry[Stephanos Bibas, guest-blogging]In my last guest-blog post about my new book, The Machinery of Criminal Justice, I advocated…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida officials apparently make citizens less safe by toughening policy of restoring rights to freed felons
Main August 8, 2011Florida officials apparently make citizens less safe by toughening policy of restoring rights to freed felonsThe title of this post is prompted by this notable new piece…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lansing medical marijuana shop giving away pot to folks who register to vote
Main July 30, 2011Lansing medical marijuana shop giving away pot to folks who register to voteEspecially because it has been a bit too serious on this blog lately, I want…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Wisconsin Right to Life Robo-Calls Confuse Voters, Some Claim Intentionally
Mother Jones: Are Anti-Abortion Groups Trying to Keep Women Away From the Polls?, by Kate Sheppard:Wisconsin held a special election on Tuesday, the first round of voting in the recall…
The Right Coast
A vote against Dems, not for GOP Tom Smith
True dat.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting a few notable cert denials
Main October 19, 2010Noting a few notable cert denialsWriting in the Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey has two effective articles discussing notable cases with sentencing dimensions which the Supreme Court…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Ex-Offenders and the Vote”
Main March 22, 2010"Ex-Offenders and the Vote" The title of this post is the headline of this editorial in today's New York Times. Here are excerpts: Millions of ex-offenders who…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Census Prisoner Count Dilutes Urban Political Clout”
Main June 27, 2009"Census Prisoner Count Dilutes Urban Political Clout"The title of this post is the headline of this article from The Legal Intelligencer. Here is how the article starts:…