Criminal Justice Megan Fritts | 3 Jun 2022 Law Enforcement, Role-Based Duties, and Bodily Autonomy Can anyone actually be morally obligated to put themselves in harm's way?
Criminal Justice Joshua Felix | 16 May 2022 Constitutional Interpretation in the Roe Reversal The Court's justification for redefining the right to privacy fundamentally alters the legal landscape.
Acquitted but Not Forgotten: On the Ethics of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing What role should mere allegations have to play in determining one's punishment? 4 Apr 2022 | Megan Fritts
The Death of Roe v. Wade: What Lies Ahead? Hacking at the roots of pro-choice precedent leaves substantive due process exposed. 3 Feb 2022 | Benjamin Rossi
The Colston Four and the Rule of Law Do our shifting standards regarding objectionable behavior threaten our commitment to treating like cases alike? 12 Jan 2022 | Richard Gibson
Juvenile Justice: Charging Minors as Adults When, if ever, do a child's actions warrant punishment on par with their adult counterparts? 14 Dec 2021 | Jake Wojtowicz
Niti, Nyaya, and Kyle Rittenhouse: One Kind of Justice Is in the Details, but the Other Isn’t The multiple uses to which 'justice' can be put has us talking past one another. 29 Nov 2021 | A.G. Holdier
In the Rittenhouse Case, Justice Is (to Some Extent) in the Details The verdict answers a narrow question regarding self-defense, but cannot speak to the broader uses we've made of it. 23 Nov 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Death Row Inmates, Execution, and Choice What consideration do we owe those convicted of violent crimes? What can't we ask them to do? 16 Nov 2021 | Megan Fritts
Background Checks for Alcohol: A Response Mightn't the benefits, consequences, and risks associated with guns and with alcohol look very different? 1 Oct 2021 | Jake Wojtowicz
Who’s Harmed by Abortion? The Texas Heartbeat Act fits uncomfortably with civil law's common understanding of the nature of harm, compensation, and aggrieved parties. 29 Sep 2021 | Richard Gibson
Background Checks for Alcohol Our policies and intuitions when it comes to policing guns and alcohol appear inconsistent. Are there justifications we can give? 17 Sep 2021 | Tim Hsiao
The Ethics of Policing Algorithms The use of predictive policing asks us to consider what it might mean to police better and smarter. 27 Jul 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Bill Cosby and Rape Culture The message sent by the Cosby saga is one we can ill-afford to let go unchallenged. 9 Jul 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Conservatorships and the Problem of Possessing People The relationship between guardians and their charges raises important questions; representing the interests of others is often fraught with peril. 6 Jul 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Revenge Porn, Public Interest, and Free Speech In what circumstances could revenge porn ever be considered protected speech? 29 Jun 2021 | Tucker Sechrest
Creation, Destruction, and the Ethics of “Murderabelia” Does the state have a compelling interest in stifling some individuals' freedom of expression? 25 Jun 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Re-Examining Scared Straight Programs Mounting evidence questions the efficacy of disciplinary programs and the balancing of child and parental rights. 22 Jun 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Automation in the Courtroom: On Algorithms Predicting Crime The justice system's growing reliance on artificial intelligence threatens to remove human sensibility from sentencing. 25 May 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
Justice for All?: William Kelly and Kyle Rittenhouse Should departments really be in the business of policing their officers' off-duty behavior? 26 Apr 2021 | Tucker Sechrest
Qualified Immunity: An Unqualified Disaster? Can the lengths the law goes to hide institutional actors from public accountability be morally justified? 21 Apr 2021 | Evan Butts
Do Police Intentions Matter? If the prevalence of racial bias and the demands of law enforcement makes rights violations predictable, are we not then complicit in maintaining the status quo? 20 Apr 2021 | David Millar
