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CrimprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.com"Texas executes death row prisoner despite mental impairment defense"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0128761c4d92970c2009-12-05T18:35:42-05:002009-12-05T23:35:42Z2009-12-05T23:35:42ZJurist has coverage here.CrimProf BlogEditor"Interesting take on SCOTUS Porter and Van Hook rulings and 'selective empathy'"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a719dd54970b2009-12-05T18:27:25-05:002009-12-05T23:27:25Z2009-12-05T23:27:25ZDoug Berman has this post at Sentencing Law and Policy, excerpting this post by Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times.CrimProf BlogEditorBailey on Polygamytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0128761905b3970c2009-12-05T12:25:00-05:002009-12-05T17:25:00Z2009-12-05T17:25:00ZMartha Bailey (Queen's University - Faculty of Law) has posted Should Canada Criminalize Polygamy? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The question addressed in this paper is whether, in addition to the marriage laws, which do not permit polygamy, and...CrimProf BlogEditorDubber on Legalizing Drug Criminal Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287618fd55970c2009-12-05T07:02:00-05:002009-12-05T12:02:00Z2009-12-05T12:02:00ZMarkus D. Dubber (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted Legalizing Drug Criminal Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper investigates American drug criminal law, or rather the American drug penal regime, from the perspectives of...CrimProf BlogEditorWiner on Medellintag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a70ad770970b2009-12-04T13:01:00-05:002009-12-04T18:01:00Z2009-12-04T18:01:00ZAnthony S. Winer (William Mitchell College of Law) has posted An Escape Route from the Medellín Maze on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The recent Supreme Court decision in Medellín v. Texas created a veritable “maze” for foreign prisoners in...CrimProf BlogEditorFrase on Racial Disproportionality in Prisons and Jailstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a70acb64970b2009-12-04T10:02:00-05:002009-12-04T15:02:00Z2009-12-04T15:02:00ZRichard S. Frase (University of Minnesota Law School) has posted What Explains Persistent Racial Disproportionality in Minnesota’s Prison and Jail Populations? (Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, Vol. 38, pp. 201-280) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Racial disparity...CrimProf BlogEditorGreen on Retributive Justice for Unjustly Disadvantaged Offenderstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a70ad16c970b2009-12-04T09:00:00-05:002009-12-04T14:00:00Z2009-12-04T14:00:00ZStuart P. Green (Rutgers Law School-Newark) has posted Hard Times, Hard Time: Retributive Justice for Unjustly Disadvantaged Offenders (University of Chicago Legal Forum, 2009) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Criminological studies consistently indicate that a disproportionate percentage of crimes...CrimProf BlogEditorNext Week's Criminal Law and Procedure Argumentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a70aec6f970b2009-12-04T06:02:00-05:002009-12-04T11:02:00Z2009-12-04T11:02:00ZDescription of issue from ScotusWiki, where you can also find links to briefs and opinions below: Monday Florida v. Powell: Must a suspect be expressly advised to his right to counsel during questioning and if so, does the failure to...CrimProf BlogEditorToddlers and Criminal Propensities (Kolber)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287608e340970c2009-12-03T14:44:00-05:002009-12-03T19:44:00Z2009-12-03T19:44:00ZSome recent research arguably finds a relationship between toddlers' fear reactions and their propensity to commit crimes as adults. The research suggests that toddlers with weaker fear reactions to a noisy blare are more likely to grow up and commit...CrimProf BlogEditorGarvey on Attempts and Treasontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287607f60a970c2009-12-03T13:02:00-05:002009-12-03T18:02:00Z2009-12-03T18:02:00ZStephen P. Garvey (Cornell Law School) has posted Are Attempts Like Treason? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: If the state can legitimately criminalize only actions that cause or risk harm, and if it respects the fact that an actor...CrimProf BlogEditorPardo on Evidence Theory and the NAS Report on Forensic Sciencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a7056bbf970b2009-12-03T12:01:00-05:002009-12-03T17:01:00Z2009-12-03T17:01:00ZMichael S. Pardo (University of Alabama School of Law) has posted Evidence Theory and the NAS Report on Forensic Science (Utah Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The recent report of the National Academy of Sciences on...CrimProf BlogEditor"Death Clash at the High Court"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287607e494970c2009-12-03T11:09:53-05:002009-12-03T16:09:53Z2009-12-03T16:09:53ZThe post, at BLT, begins as follows: In the wake of the Supreme Court's refusal early this morning to hear the last-minute appeal of a Tennessee death row inmate, two justices clashed--one with some bite--over whether execution after lengthy delay...CrimProf BlogEditorTetlow on Discriminatory Acquittaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6fb7d36970b2009-12-02T13:01:00-05:002009-12-02T18:01:00Z2009-12-02T18:01:00ZTania Tetlow (Tulane University - School of Law) has posted Discriminatory Acquittal on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article is the first to analyze a pervasive and unexplored constitutional problem: the rights of crime victims against unconstitutional discrimination by...CrimProf BlogEditorNi Aolain on a Feminist Theory of Harmtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875fdbb94970c2009-12-02T08:00:00-05:002009-12-02T13:00:00Z2009-12-02T13:00:00ZFionnuala D. Ni Aolain (University of Ulster) has posted Exploring a Feminist Theory of Harm in the Context of Conflicted and Post-Conflict Societies on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The author argues that a feminist theory of harm is necessary...CrimProf BlogEditorAlexandre on Reformation of Drug and Prostitution Regulationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6fb70e3970b2009-12-02T06:02:00-05:002009-12-02T11:02:00Z2009-12-02T11:02:00ZMichele Alexandre (University of Mississippi) has posted Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Moral Dirigisme: Toward a Reformation of Drug and Prostitution Regulations (UMKC Law Review, Vol. 78, No. 1, pp.102-137, 2009) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article...CrimProf BlogEditor