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Issue 37: Right-wing Justices Behaving Badly
Plus: The Michigan Court of Appeals bars de facto life terms for youth
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Issue 36: New Jersey High Court Bans 'Shaken Baby' Evidence -- Will Other Junk Science Follow?
Plus: Key oral arguments on lifetime sex offense registration and racial profiling
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Issue 35: “We Should Not Be Satisfied With The Status Quo”: A Leading Voice On Constitutional Rights Against Extreme Punishment Announces…
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 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Special Edition: The Little-Known State Constitutional Prohibition Against 'Unnecessary' Criminal Punishments
Prof. Kristen Bell's guest essay on her groundbreaking new article about 'unnecessary rigor' clauses & what they mean for excessive sentence claims
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Issue 33: The Colorado Supreme Court Is Full Of Prosecutors And It Shows
The Court has been a menace to personal liberty and equality while granting more power to police and prosecutors
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Special Edition: Michigan Supreme Court Bans Mandatory LWOP For People Under 21
The ruling extends a prior case that applied to 18-year-olds and further expands state constitutional rights beyond federal precedent
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
Issue 31: Some good news for civil rights and racial justice in state supreme courts
Plus: Michigan remains the epicenter of developing state antipunishment jurisprudence
 • Kyle Barry (SLRI)
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