Douglas Cogan

New York Court of Appeals upholds most serious sex offender registration despite defendant's acquittal on most serious charges

Following a stay last month, SCOTUS grants cert on a method of execution Eighth Amendment case from Missouri

"Why Bill Cosby may not spend any time in prison"

First ripple of Dimaya disruptions appears in SCOTUS relists

"Punishment and Human Dignity: Sentencing Principles for Twenty-First Century America"

"Death Qualification in Black and White: Racialized Decision Making and Death‐Qualified Juries"

Bureau of Justice Statistics reports 2016 declines in number incarcerated and subject to community supervision in United States

You be the state judge: what sentence for Bill Cosby for conviction on three counts of aggravated indecent assault?

Federal criminal justice reform bogs down again in fight over whether prison reform or broader sentencing reform moves forward

Texas completes its fifth execution of 2018

"6 Months Since Trump Declared an Opioid Emergency, What's Changed?" ... other than AG Sessions "strongly" encouraging capital prosecutions?

New Jersey Supreme Court finds unconstitutional requiring juveniles to be subject to lifetime sex-offender registration

After four high-profile clemencies, Prez Trump issues a bunch of denials

"All Bathwater, No Baby: Expressive Theories of Punishment and the Death Penalty"

Meek Mill pledges to "shine a light" on criminal justice issues after Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders his release on bail

The challenge of modern federal sentencing: "there are 15 distinct factors in 3553(a)"

"The Prison Industrial Complex: Mapping Private Sector Players"

"Leveraging Marijuana Reform to Enhance Expungement Practices"

Law enforcement reform group urges Congress to tackle sentencing reform along with prison reforms

SCOTUS grants cert on yet another set of ACCA cases, this time to explore when burglary qualifies as "burglary"