John Maki: When It Comes to Claims of Actual Innocence, Courts Need to Consider Recantations
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 21st, 2009 4:43 am by HL
John Maki: When It Comes to Claims of Actual Innocence, Courts Need to Consider Recantations
You might think that judges would be willing to review convictions based on testimony that was later recanted, but in fact courts frequently ignore recantations. Scalia went so far as to suggest that innocence should be irrelevant when the Supreme Court reviews a death sentence.
Robin Sax: Human Trafficking: A Problem of Language?
Why is that human trafficking is so pervasive and yet so misunderstood? Why do we assume that it’s really an “overseas” issue? Why do most…
Adam Lioz: “On What Planet Do You Spend Most of Your Time?”
We were thrilled to hear Rep. Frank call this woman out for her ridiculous and hateful comments. So thrilled, in fact, that we wanted to commemorate the occasion with the button you see here.