US Federal Politics

Posts on the intersections of national politics and criminal justice.

The Hidden Side of the Prison Labor Economy on Marketplace

June 17, 2021

This morning I spoke with David Brancaccio of Marketplace Morning Report about the perversions and frustrations of the job market for formerly and currently incarcerated workers. The broadcast version is

Not the Chauvin Trial Commentary You Expect

April 20, 2021

We’re already being inundated with commentary about Derek Chauvin’s conviction and I don’t feel the need to add to the onslaught with too much, so I’ll just say this: Yes,

Similarities and Variations in Legal Responses to COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities

April 17, 2021

This morning I’ll be speaking, alongside Sharon Dolovich, James King, and Jane Dorotik, about court responses to COVID-19, at an event organized by UCLA Social Medicine. Thankfully, we now have

Teaching Crimmigration to Criminal Procedure Students: Lessons from the First Year

April 15, 2021

My advanced criminal procedure course is, as far as I know, the first and only criminal procedure course in the U.S. to include a crimmigration unit. Following a formative semester

Hooked on Trump: Impeachment, Extremism, and Addiction to Drama

February 10, 2021

This morning, House Managers are presenting the prosecution’s case at the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Much has been said, and will be said today, about the legal strategy

Series Review: Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

January 16, 2021

Netflix’s new docuseries about the hunt for Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker, comes to our computer screens at an interesting cultural moment, in which national and state responses

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