Douglas Cogan

"Is New York’s Wave of Gun Violence Receding? Experts See Reason for Hope"

En banc Sixth Circuit preserves death sentences in Kentucky in two big en banc rulings

Nova Scotia Court says "historic factors and systemic racism" should be considered in sentencing an African Nova Scotian offender

Deep thoughts about "criminal legal education" as we head back to school

Notable recent Prison Policy Initiative briefings on prison practices and their impacts

"Virtual Guilty Pleas"

Still more attention (and some helpful action) for the home confinement cohort

"Individualizing Criminal Law’s Justice Judgments: Shortcomings in the Doctrines of Culpability, Mitigation, and Excuse"

Federal district judge dismisses illegal reentry prosecution holding "Section 1326 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment"

Authors of provocative paper retract judge-specific claims about "most discriminatory" federal sentencing judges

"Environmental Indifference"

Second Circuit panel reverses 48-month (way-below-guideline) sentence as substantively unreasonable for abused woman who provided material support to ISIS