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"Michigan Coalition Calls for Second Look Legislation to Alleviate Staffing Shortages in State Prisons," Legal Reader, September 05, 2024
"Saving Cannabis Prisoners From 100+ Years Behind Bars: Dutchie And Last Prisoner Project Hit $2M Fundraising Goal," by Jelena Martinovic, Benzinga, August 28, 2024
"How To Create An AI Office Policy," Justice Innovation Lab, Medium, August 26, 2024
"Howard Jonas: The Disappearing Right to Trial," by Howard S. Jonas, DC Journal, August 23, 2024
"The Changes to the Democrats' Criminal Justice Platform You May Have Missed," by Rebecca Schneid, TIME, August 24, 2024
"National criminal defense bar taps local lawyer Andrew Birrell as president-elect," by Laura Brown, Minnesota Lawyer, August 21, 2024
"Should You Make Up Personal Information When Signing Up With Websites?," by Sean Captain, Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2024
"Former GOP Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case," by Jordan Rubin, MSNBC, August 19, 2024
"Could Alex Murdaugh get new trial for South Carolina murders of wife and son?," by N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Michael M. DeWitt, Jr., USA Today, August 16, 2024
"Kamala Harris Wants to Distinguish Herself From Joe Biden. Criminal Justice Is a Place to Start.," by Liliana Segura, The Intercept, August 16, 2024
"Episode 228 - Lisa Wayne," The Craig Silverman Show, August 10, 2024
"For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion," by Mary Tuma, The Nation, December 08, 2023
"Texas Judge Allows Woman Who Sued to Get an Abortion. Here’s What to Know," by Solcyre Burga, TIME, December 07, 2023
"Prosecutors in states where abortion is now illegal could begin building criminal cases against providers," by Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, June 24, 2022
"The Fight Over Abortion Has Only Just Begun," by Abigail Abrams, TIME, June 24, 2022
