Criminal Justice Evan Arnet | 27 Nov 2023 The Point of Prisons Does the design of our institutions serve their intended purpose?
On the Morality of Executing Child Sex Abusers: Part 2 What is it exactly that perpetrators deserve? 18 Oct 2023 | Daniel Burkett
On the Morality of Executing Child Sex Abusers: Part 1 It's important to get clear on what we hope to accomplish. 16 Oct 2023 | Daniel Burkett
The Trouble with Tasers Is the stun gun really an alternative to a firearm? 30 May 2023 | Tim Sommers
Elizabeth Holmes & the Right to a Trial by Jury What's the value of being tried by one's peers? 23 Feb 2023 | Tim Sommers
Debating the Death Penalty: Judicial Override of Life Sentences When should a judge's wisdom supplant a jury's collective decision? 23 Nov 2022 | Rachel Robison-Greene
The Case of Adnan Syed: Media Spectacle and Juvenile Justice What lessons has Serial taught us about the criminal justice system? 3 Nov 2022 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Organ Donors and Imprisoned People Why shouldn't the incarcerated be allowed to give? 22 Aug 2022 | Jake Wojtowicz
Law Enforcement, Role-Based Duties, and Bodily Autonomy Can anyone actually be morally obligated to put themselves in harm's way? 3 Jun 2022 | Megan Fritts
Constitutional Interpretation in the Roe Reversal The Court's justification for redefining the right to privacy fundamentally alters the legal landscape. 16 May 2022 | Joshua Felix
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