Pleading the Fifth and the Erosion of Due Process
K. Jill Bolton The 5th Amendment with US Constitution in the background The phrase “pleading the Fifth” or “taking the Fifth” likely sparks different thoughts for different types of legal practitioners. Advising a client to assert his or her Fifth…
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Johnathan R. Baldauf At least 30.2% of American youth will be arrested by the time they are 23.[i] For parents of boys, the numbers are worse: 23-year-old young men are 2.1 times more likely to be arrested than 23-year-old young…
Read Full Article<strong>How the Pandemic Altered the Criminal Defense Landscape</strong>
Jessica A. Harrison Our post-COVID-19 world is undoubtedly a different world than the one we were accustomed to before 2020. We can self-administer nasal swabs just as naturally as we brush our teeth, our plant collections are robust and thriving,…
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