10 Angry Men: How Voters can Change Louisiana’s Non-Unanimous Jury Law
By maintaining an outdated, segregation-era law designed by White supremacists, Louisiana remains an outlier in its application of the Sixth Amendment.
Racial Justice
Equal Sovereignty Five Years After Shelby County
In June of 2013, Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder held Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to
On the Ballot in 2018: Slavery
Amendment A: Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for
A Lawsuit in Hartford, Connecticut Seeks to Undermine the State’s Landmark Desegregation Case
The Harvard admissions trial isn’t the only place where impact litigators are working to undermine affirmative action and school desegregation
Florida Amendment 4: Shining a Light on Felony Disenfranchisement in the Sunshine State
The ability to vote has been a crucial tenet of American democracy, and one that has unfortunately been denied to too many in our history. This draconian practice of permanently stripping individuals of their ability to access the ballot will only further ostracize those who have already paid their debts to society. Thus, not only would the passage of Amendment 4 be good policy, but it would represent a watershed moment in Florida’s history.
SFFA v. Harvard: Access to Higher Education and The Limitations of The Courtroom
Holistic admissions policies like Harvard’s have repeatedly been found constitutional, and the law applies similarly here. However, the narrow legal formalism of the courtroom does not allow for meaningful adjudication or discussion of diversity and bias in admissions.
Dismantling the Presumption of [White] Innocence
In her speech supporting Kavanaugh’s nomination, Senator Susan Collins’s support turned on “[his] presumption of innocence, and fairness.” While Dr.
Timbs v. Indiana: The End of Civil Asset Forfeiture?
Last fall, CR-CL highlighted the problematic history and application of the lesser known, but more-often used, counterpart to criminal forfeiture:
This Week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: April 12
Criminal Legal System Our unemployment rate fails to account for mass incarceration. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects black communities. Unemployment
Who Are You Calling a Nuisance?: How Nuisance Ordinances Discriminate Against Families With Children
The housing crisis in the United States has garnered increasing attention over the past few years, and recent studies have
Unpacking Criminal Justice Reform
Civil rights activists recognize mass incarceration as the most pressing issue of our time. With books like The New Jim