The Exonerator
Self-taught private investigator Jim McCloskey has helped free more than three dozen people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit.
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Legal Affairs
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U.S. Prison Populations Drifting Down
Hammered by budget shortfalls and seeing declines in crime rates, 20 states have reduced inmate counts.
The Low-Tech Reality of Identity Theft
Stop worrying so much about that vaguely Eastern European computer hacker and start worrying about that clerk at the DMV.
Problem-Solving (and Award-Winning) Courts
The verdict is in: Center for Court Innovation honored with national nonprofit award.
Is American Business More Progressive Than Its Consumers?
As some high-profile corporations publicly embrace the reality of climate change, are they moving faster than the American population as a whole?
The Inside Dope on Snitching
A law professor explains how to keep criminal informants from duping prosecutors, police and the rest of us.
Doctored Information
While the purpose of informed consent laws is to educate women considering an abortion, they apparently do little to dissuade them from proceeding.
A Most Uncivil Contempt
Most states have no limits on how long a witness or defendant can be held in civil contempt. Perhaps they should.
Crimes, Damn Crimes and Statistics About Crimes
Professor Howard Wainer's exercise in presuming innocence exercised a lot of boffins eager to set the record straight.
Breaking the Minority Attorney Drought
Why it's time to minimize use of the LSAT in law school admissions.