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In 2017, the Mississippi Supreme Court’s then-Chief Justice William Waller Jr. helped mandate that judges throughout the state explain in writing how they deliver on their duty to provide poor criminal defendants with a lawyer. He hoped the rule would spur improvements in Mississippi’s patched-together public defense system, regarded by many legal experts as among […]

State courts should strip bar associations of some regulatory functions to spur innovation and lower the cost of legal services, according to a new paper from a Stanford Law center. State bar associations have a conflict of interest in their oversight of who is allowed to provide legal services, because most of the organizations also […]

Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles is launching the nation’s first fully online, full-time J.D. program accredited by the American Bar Association. The ABA approved the program in August and Southwestern said this week that it will begin accepting applications in October for the program’s start in the fall of 2024. The classes will be […]

To many people, prosecutors are viewed as the “Champion of the People.” Americans rightly expect those given such tremendous responsibility and incredible power will ensure that justice is done. They shall maintain the integrity of the criminal justice system and promote respect for the rule of law. To that end, the American prosecutor ought to […]

Kristopher Coody, a former Georgia sheriff, resigned and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery for inappropriately touching Judge Glenda Hatchett in January 2022. According to the Associated Press, Coody was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine and complete 400 hours of community service. Shortly after receiving his sentence on […]

Sexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact, if not in law, UN says. The United Nations is working to mainstream sex with minors, stating in a report that relations with underage individuals can be considered consensual despite worldwide prohibitions on such acts. “Sexual […]

What is the FOIA?Enacted in 1966, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that establishes the public’s right to obtain information from federal government agencies. The FOIA is codified at 5 U.S.C. Section 552. “Any person” can file a FOIA request, including U.S. citizens, foreign nationals, organizations, associations, and universities. In 1974, […]

It has been a tough year for U.S. News college rankings. In September, Columbia University dropped from #2 to #18 in the country after misreporting data, allowing Cornell to rise to the number one school in New York. Not complaining about this one, but how this blunder could have happened in the first place called into question […]

JABBAR COLLINS LANGUISHED in jail for over 16 years for a murder he apparently never committed. He was only freed a few years ago when it was revealed at a post-conviction hearing that the main witness at his trial had told the prosecutor that he was pressured by police to lie about Collins’ involvement in the […]