A longer article, Policing Bias Without Intent, which focuses on the problem of proving intent in racialized policing, is forthcoming in Illinois Law Review, and available on SSRN: bit.ly/3wLto6m. Thank you to all who have provided great feedback!

400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. Some state lawmakers want to divert them to treatment instead.  coloradosun.com/2024/03/27/400… via The Colorado Sun

Today, Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration was released by Columbia University Press. This anthology explores & reimagines the U.S. justice system: cup.columbia.edu/book/excessive…. In End Mandatory Minimums, I call for a paradigm shift rather than a pendulum swing:

A brief blog about court's decision to dismiss Mr. Moore's indictment as an important recognition of pervasive racial bias. Check out American Constitution Society expert forum: acslaw.org/expertforum/in…

Black drivers frequently report being profiled but it is often difficult to prove discrimination. In the Expert Forum, NortheasternLaw’s Prof. Aliza Hochman Bloom analyzes a recent decision which could make it easier for Black drivers to find justice: acslaw.org/expertforum/in…

“The very serious function of racism is distraction.” We can’t let this lawsuit derail us from what we do best: produce trailblazing scholarship, make the law accessible to our students, and challenge racism & sexism in the legal academia with our very existence .

"The judge found that police illegally recorded defendants during drug investigations without getting warrants, while claiming that the recordings were made for officer safety. The judge found those claims uncreditable." #mapoli #bospoli

Three scholars made an important finding about felony murder liability - that assumptions of group association are racially biased - and I argue that their findings are applicable to discretionary policing, too.

My brilliant friend Cynthia godsoe is spot on - she explains how and why the expansive use of conspiracy charges criminalize communities and spaces. A must read.

In Reviving Rehabilitation, live Wᴀsʜ. U. L. Rᴇᴠ., I explore state efforts to limit excessive sentences imposed on young adults. Honored to be in conversation with others dedicated to drastically limiting the prison population. Daniel Harawa @hashtagblevin Christopher Slobogin @RubinstienGuy

It was such a pleasure to talk w/ Hunter about my forthcoming article about the dangers of training law enforcement about so-called excited delirium (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…). Would def recommend going on his podcast to other profs writing about criminal law!

Haven't posted on here in a minute, but wanted to tease a promo of a new TV show I've been working on, premiering nationwide on PBS on 9/20! FWIW, my 5 & 8yo kids think I look--and sound--hilarious in this🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ pbs.org/video/preview-…

My exploration of how one vague and contradictory term, deferred to by judges, demonstrates further erosion of reasonable suspicion for police intervention, has been published. Thank you to the incredibly helpful students California Law Review and colleagues for feedback.

My article, Universal Public Defense, found a home in Harvard CRCL, vol. 60 (forthcoming 2025). How might mandated UPD, where everyone is req’d to receive a state funded defender regardless of income, change the criminal adjudication system? I welcome comments & feedback 🙏🏾

Yesterday's tragic execution of Marcellus Williams in MO is a good time to revisit and really sit with Daniel Medwed's important work in Barred, described in this podcast as well.

🚨NEW REPORT: Pushing reforms through the criminal justice system will be an uphill battle in 2025, but we're prepared – and you should be too. Here are 34 policy ideas for lawmakers & advocates looking to reform the system without making it bigger 👇 prisonpolicy.org/reports/winnab…

Thank you, Inquest , for publishing this essay on the disappointing outcome in Comm. v. Gelin, and the urgent need to rethink policing reality and constitutional protection for those serving community supervision.

"Suspicion by Association" explores four troubling policing contexts in which individuals become the subject of criminal suspicion based on the company they keep. It's forthcoming Arizona Law Review, and I welcome all feedback. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Tonight at NortheasternLaw, our students were so fortunate to watch The Strike, and to speak with its creators and protagonist. It is a powerful documentary about resisting the use of solitary confinement in prison law.northeastern.edu/event/the-stri…

Felony murder convictions should not rest on underlying felonies that lack an intent requirement. On Friday, along with Professor Caitlin Glass of Boston University School of Law and The Sentencing Project, I filed an amicus brief in Jewell v. Florida. macarthurjustice.org/case/rhonda-...