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Why Do We Treat Sex Crimes Differently Than Other Violent Crimes?

The Crime Report

In “ Sex Exceptionalism in Criminal Law, ” Gruber argues that treating sex crimes differently than other crimes is not natural or neutral but rather has a political history that should be examined. Gruber asked.

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Most U.S. Prosecutors ‘Routinely’ Support Harsh Punishments: Study

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District attorneys around the country are deeply involved in lobbying for tough criminal justice legislation, but the minority of prosecutors who push for reform measures exert a powerful influence on state legislators, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Law School.

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Legal Blow: Hunter’s Defense Hammered by Discovery of Cocaine on Gun Pouch

JonathanTurley

The most pressing problem is not the government portraying Hunter as Tony Montana from “Scarface,” it’s Hunter himself. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. He’ll have a tough time changing that story now.

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Hunter’s Heroic Epic: Biden Files Motion Comparing Himself to Dead Romanovs and Ancient Greek Heroes

JonathanTurley

Recently, the government has revealed that, when it recovered the gun after its was discarded near a school, the gun pouch was coated in cocaine. Lowell expressed outrage that the government would cite his client’s own words or cite the fact that his gun pouch looked like it came from the desk of Tony Montana.

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ABA Midyear Meeting 2019

LegalTalkNetwork

hails from Butte, Montana. On this episode of On The Road, Law Library of Congress’ Barbara Bavis returns to the air to share her favorite free resources for legal research in areas like case law, state law, criminal law, civil law, international law, and more. Tune in for more of the free!

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 19 – Matt Thiese

ALPS

In terms of law specific, all of my interactions with lawyers have been really positive. I know a lot of people who went to law school and decided not to actually go practice law and a lot of reasons that they cited were because of the mental challenges, the stress, the depression, that type of stuff. Or is it compounded?

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