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"Defense Attys Urge Justices To Narrow False Statement Law," by Katryna Perera, Law360, November 14, 2024
"National Freedom of Information Coalition announces Hall of Fame 2024 inductees," NFOIC, November 12, 2024
"Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Tony Thedford as At-Large Judge in Cook County," Illinois State Bar Association, November 07, 2024
"DOJ Faces Reckoning Amid 'Fat Leonard' Defense Fraud Sentencing," by Ben Penn, Bloomberg Law, November 05, 2024
"Digital Boundaries: Fourth Amendment Protections in a Connected World," The Presumption of Innocence (Podcast), October 30, 2024
"How Kix Brooks Got Connected To A Nonprofit Helping Prisoners Transition To The Outside.," by Brian Mansfield, Country Insider, October 21, 2024
"With Amendment 3, will Florida follow other states in 'righting wrongs' of past drug policy?," by Wilkine Brutus, WLRN South Florida Public Media, October 14, 2024
"Opinion: Reimagining justice: Why the death penalty should be left in the past," by Brooke Tascar, The Lantern, October 09, 2024
"Counterpoint: The 1994 crime bill’s legacy - 30 years of failure," by Christopher Wellborn, Inside Sources, September 27, 2024
"Marcellus Williams lynched by United States despite public outcry," The Canary, September 25, 2024
"Illinois Supreme Court rules burnt weed smell alone doesn’t justify vehicle searches," by David Byrnes, Courthouse News Service, September 19, 2024
"Innocent Mother Jailed for Three Days Over Mistaken Identity Files Federal Lawsuit Against Florida Police," by Dan King, Institute for Justice, September 19, 2024
"‘Thought It Was a Trick’: Atlanta Black Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder After Detective Hides Crucial Evidence — Now He’s Free, But Corrupt Cop Faces Zero Punishment," by Carlos Miller, Atlanta Black Star, September 15, 2024
"How NACDL Is Helping Public and Private Defenders Fight Back Against New Oppressive Policies with Lisa Wayne," by Hunter Parnell, Public Defenseless Podcast, September 12, 2024
"Michigan Coalition Calls for Second Look Legislation to Alleviate Staffing Shortages in State Prisons," Legal Reader, September 05, 2024
