By Kira Knobloch, Staff Writer Picture courtesy of unsplash.com On October 1st, 1946, 77 years ago, the Nuremberg trials ended after nearly one year of proceedings. [1] For the trials, the allied powers of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union formed an International Military Tribunal (“IMT”) […]
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Domestic Violence Protections in the Crosshairs: U.S. v. Rahimi and the Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)
By Chase T. Boss, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of pexels.com Last year, the Supreme Court held in Bruen[1] that New York’s concealed-carry “proper cause” requirement violated the Second Amendment, opening the door to a new era of gun control challenges.[2] Now, the constitutionality of a federal gun law is scheduled […]
Crypto’s Golden Boy Gets His Day in Court
By Robert Portillo, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Pixabay The time has finally come for federal prosecutors to make their case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the eccentric former billionaire CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. A man once touted as crypto’s “golden boy” has procured some new less flattering nicknames in the […]
Pennsylvania State Representative Introduces Bill for Wrongful Conviction Compensation
Photo courtesy of istockphoto.com by Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer Individuals who have been wrongfully convicted and proven to be innocent through post-conviction DNA testing spend, on average, over 14 years incarcerated.[1] For many who are wrongfully convicted, their nightmare does not end when they are proven innocent and released from prison.[2] Unlike […]
Judge Rejects Throwing out DPA with Boeing
By Amber Pavucsko, Staff Writer In February 2023, a judge in Texas denied a family’s request to throw out a deal made between Boeing and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to avoid prosecution.[1] The deal was made in response to two Boeing 737-MAX flights that crashed, killing a total of 346 […]
ABA Task Force Details Myriad Issues Within Plea Bargain System
By Hannah Dean, Staff Writer In 2019, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) formed a Plea Bargain Task Force to examine and address the widespread criticisms of the plea bargaining process in the United States.[1] Task force members include judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and law professors.[2] The Task Force released a […]
The PA Marijuana Pardon Project: What is it and how does it work?
By Jenna Anderson, Staff Writer
Interest-of-Justice Hearings in Allegheny County
By Felicia Dusha, Feature Editor In December 2018, Congress passed the Juvenile Justice Reform Act (JJRA), which amends the landmark Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974.[1] Under this new law, a juvenile charged as an adult “shall not have sight or sound contact with adult inmates…and may not be held […]
Fetterman and Oz Battled Over What to Do with Felony Murder
By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer As the final days before the election came to a close, a topic closely watched by both Democrats and Republicans was crime.[1] Violent crime has increased over this past year and has become one of the key voting issues amongst all parties.[2] With crime in consideration, both […]
Expansion of the Clean Slate Act
By Noah French, Staff Writer In 2018, Pennsylvania became the first state to adopt “Clean Slate” legislation, which took effect on June 28, 2019.[1] Under the Clean Slate initiative, criminal history record information pertaining to eligible criminal and summary records and non-conviction records will be automatically shielded from the public […]