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UK Independent Review of the Criminal Courts - Part 1

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On 9 July 2025, part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson was published (the Report). Leveson was tasked by the UK Ministry of Justice with conducting a wide-ranging review of the...more

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Podcast - “I Lied Like a Dog!”

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In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small explores the critical issue of false testimony and its damaging effects on the justice system. Centered on the case of...more

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Supporting Legal Aid and Second Chances: A Conversation on Sentencing Reform

This summer’s annual event highlighting Proskauer’s participation in the Associates’ Campaign for Legal Aid (an effort led by associates at top New York City law firms to raise funds) carried special significance, as both...more

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The JustPod: What Do the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Chabad Chassidic Movement Have to Do With Criminal Justice Reform? It All...

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Rabbi Yossi Bryski, the Director of Alternative...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 64 - Cages We Built: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

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The U.S. imprisons a larger percentage of its population than any other country in the world. How did we get here? Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the...more

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The JustPod: Volunteering for the Death Penalty: Our Discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni and Her Debut Book...

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni about her...more

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Understanding the Second Chance Amendment Act: A Guide for D.C. Practitioners on Expungement and Record-Sealing

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The Second Chance Amendment Act, D.C.’s new expungement and record-sealing law, went into effect on March 1, 2025.1 This Act provides significant improvements, as D.C.’s prior regime was uniquely complex and restrictive....more

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The JustPod: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with former California prosecutor Hillary Blout. While...more

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The JustPod: Dismantling Mass Incarceration with Premal Dharia

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Premal Dharia, Executive Director of the Institute...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 61 - A Call to Service: From Public Duty to Spiritual Advocacy

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Father Joseph Ciccone's mission to serve the public has been an unwavering and guiding force throughout his life. He’s held many titles over the years: police officer, teacher, detective, Bergen County Sheriff, priest. But...more

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A New Era in Federal Sentencing: Updates to the Guidelines and the Elimination of Departures

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The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on November 1, 2025, unless...more

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The JustPod: The State of Prosecutorial Independence and Prosecutorial Discretion

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky (Hofstra Law School), and John Choi...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 16th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition - May 14th - 15th, Mississauga, ON, Canada

The law is always changing. It’s especially true in policing where public opinion influences the law and police operations. That’s why Canadian Institute's 16th Annual Law of Policing Conference, Eastern Edition continues...more

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The JustPod: What's it like to lead a death penalty “Execution Team”?

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with retired prison warden Ron McAndrew and Dr. Shanker...more

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Can Juvenile Records in Ohio Be Sealed or Expunged? What Parents Need to Know

Mistakes don’t have to follow your child into adulthood; we can assist with sealing and expunging juvenile records. While juvenile convictions are not technically criminal convictions, a juvenile record can have the same...more

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The JustPod: Lawyer, Gentleman, and Counsel to the Stars: A Discussion with Brian McMonagle

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features trial lawyer Brian McMonagle. Brian began his career in the...more

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Examining the United States Sentencing Commission’s Recent Voting History for Insight into its 2025 Term

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At the American Bar Association’s White-Collar Crime Institute’s conference held in Miami, Florida on March 6-7, 2025, two panelists from the panel “Sentencing: Effective Mitigation in White-Collar Cases” differed on whether...more

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Judge Rakoff Takes Aim at ‘Trial Penalty’

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On March 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in the case of United States v. Tavberidze, finding Section 3E1.1(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 20 - February 2025

As both lobbyists and legal nerds, our ears perk up when the Georgia General Assembly takes up legislation that directly implicates the workings of the State’s criminal and civil justice systems. So, we’re listening closely...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 55 - The Power of the Presidential Pardon: Traditions and Turning Points

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Recent pardons issued by presidents of both major parties, wielded both to reward and protect, are unprecedented in their purposes. That’s according to Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director...more

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EAC Network – Empower, Assist and Care

In this episode Host Zack Fink sits down with Neela Lockel and Robert Stricoff from E.A.C. Network, which stand for “Empower, Assist and Care.” E.A.C currently provides a range of services including counseling, substance...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 52 - Engineered for Injustice: How Coerced Pleas Trap the Innocent

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Rodney Roberts was given a total of 25 minutes to make a life-altering decision. In custody, isolated from family and advised by a public defender to plead guilty to lesser charges in a crime he did not commit, Rodney...more

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Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s Complicated

What antitrust enforcement will look like during a second Trump administration is, like antitrust law, complicated. Notions that Republicans are pro-business and therefore will take a laissez-faire approach to antitrust...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 42 - AI in Criminal Justice: Opportunity or Opportunity for Misuse?

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Can artificial intelligence be a positive, productive tool in criminal justice or are its flaws and the opportunity for misuse too great? Host Matt Adams covers these issues and more with Pramod Kunju, a data analytics and...more

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The Business of Social Justice: How a Startup Is Holding Law Enforcement to Account

Devshi Mehrotra channeled her passion for social justice into a company that, after four years, is profitable and delivering a tool to enable public defenders to hold police accountable.   Q: Tell us about your background...more

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