Douglas Cogan

Hopeful that the Democratic Prez hopefuls might engineer a clemency revival

Noticing Justice Sotomayor's persistent voice as SCOTUS turns away capital cases

New FBI crime data for 2018 reports encouraging crime declines in all areas except rape

Pennsylvania Supreme Court opts to dodge broadside challenge to state's death penalty

"Housing and Recidivism: The Critical Link to Reducing Louisiana’s Bulging Prisons"

SCOTUSblog online symposium previews "Bridgegate" political corruption case

Senators Durbin and Grassley introduce "Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019"

Next parent up in college admission scandal sentencing also gets four months in federal prison

Thoughtful commentary on the back-end realities and challenges of the criminal justice system

"How Mandatory Minimums Enable Police Misconduct"

Texas completes its seventh execution of 2019 with killing of triple killer

"Execution of Youth under Age 21 on the Date of Offense: Ending with a Bang or a Whimper?"

Next parent sentenced in college admission scandal gets four months in federal prison

Tennessee AG seeking to make his state even more like Texas with respect to capital punishment

Prez Trump has reportedly soured on politics of criminal justice reform after FIRST STEP Act achievement

How many have lost their right to vote due to the war on drugs?

Gearing up for the next round of sentencings in college admissions scandal

Highlighting (just some of) the many challenges of gathering good criminal justice data

"Justice sometimes needs a do-over"

Some weekend reads on all sorts of topics from all sorts of places

"Jury Sentencing in the United States: The Antithesis of the Rule of Law"

Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments to preclude death penalty for defendants under age 21

"Timbs v. Indiana: Toward the Regulation of Mercenary Criminal Justice"

Prez candidate Beto O'Rourke proposes "Drug War Justice Grants" funding by marijuana tax revenues