The System in the US Really Doesn’t Work
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1. The System in the US Really Doesn’t Work
I have heard over the years the assertion that while acknowledging the flaws in the US “justice” system, the commentator inevitably proclaims, ‘it’s the best in the world.’? While I am not prepared to argue here for another system – I will argue that this one is not very good and probably getting worse rather than better.
2. Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 134: Law Professor Jack Chin on Rittenhouse, Self Defense and Death Penalty
UC Davis Law Professor Jack Chin does just about everything and in this week’s episode, we discuss the recent Rittenhouse trial and guns and self-defense; the death penalty and Julius Jones; and the Sentencing Clinic he founded at UC Davis Law School, working with the Yolo County DA’s office to reduce the lengthy sentences of incarcerated people
3. The Problem with Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Today, as I returned to my housing unit from my regular work detail in the prison chapel, I heard one of my fellow prisoner’s radio blasting one of Tupac Shakur’s songs. Tupac’s booming voice roared, ”I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself/ Is? life worth living should I blast myself?”
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/12/guest-commentary-the-problem-with-mandatory-minimum-sentences/
4. ACLU Charges Denver Circuit Court of Appeals Erred in Upholding Warrantless Surveillance of Legal, Permanent Resident
Jamshid Muhtorov had his email searched without warrant by the US government under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and last week, Denver’s Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was lawful.
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