Legal
Book Review: You Came Here to Die, Didn't You?
It’s always easier to write about the causes of fear than every-day drudgery, and the author’s descriptions of these scares and others make her summer sound exciting – in both senses of the word. She does this as though she’s writing a novel; her account of these events is gripping. more »
Second Chances Underscore Flaws in Death Investigations
Dr. Thomas Gill's ability to resurrect his career time and again reflects a profound weakness at the center of the US system of death investigation. A chronic shortage of qualified forensic pathologists allows even questionably competent practitioners to remain employable more »
The Function of Laughter at the US Supreme Court
"I argue that laughter plays an important social and communicative function in Supreme Court oral arguments that enables advocates and justices to negotiate the complex institutional, social, and intellectual barriers to obtain brief moments of equality within the Courtroom" more »
The Progress We've Made — and Haven't Yet Made — on Child-Sex-Abuse Statutes of Limitations: 2010 Year in Review
Study after study has proven that victims typically need decades to get to the psychological place where they can come forward to tell their stories in court, and that therefore, short statutes of limitations mean there will be no justice at all. more »
