A century-old legal doctrine has protected MLB teams from liability, when a fans gets injured by a foul ball. New research shows why it’s time that changed.
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Years after their trials, he got in touch with the victims he thought he had helped. They described feeling ‘dumped’ by the system.
A study of 100,000 convicted felons shows why rethinking parole may be the key to reversing mass incarceration.
When do words at an end-of-life decision constitute a crime? A law professor explains why lawmakers should act to clear up the gray area that remains.
The rule of law can take on different meanings depending whom you ask and where you are – but in the US it pretty much means one thing.
Forensics has a way to go before it’s a mature, academic science. Attorney General Jeff Sessions just terminated an independent commission charged with helping it get there.
The Supreme Court’s public reputation is strong in part because people see it as less political than other government branches. What can text analysis tell us about how accurate that perception is?
For an unlucky few, an execution can mean the death of their own hopes of overturning a wrongful conviction.
Do women in the Oval Office or the courtroom make a genuine difference? Research from English juries suggest they do.
What, exactly, was going on at the Knoedler Gallery in the years leading up to a forgery indictment?
More than 150 people have been released from death rows around the US after having their wrongful convictions overturned. Most continue to face social stigma and unemployment.
Plea bargaining consistently attracts more attention than almost any other aspect of the criminal justice system. Recently, it has received more attention than usual after US District Court judge Jed Rakoff…
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