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Courthouse Dogs: Witness Comforts, Defendant’s Rights

Summary: Although the 2013 case People v. Tohom explicitly determined that courthouse dogs are constitutional, the debate over whether or not the court was justified in prioritizing witness’ rights continues. From their beginnings with New York City a ...

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Plyler v. Doe: Undocumented Students and Post-Secondary Education

Summary: Plyler v. Doe lay the groundwork for states to recognize the value of awarding education to every group, regardless of citizenship status. Yet the evolution of education means that over thirty years later, its shortcomings are impossible to ignor ...

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Keeping Our Participants Alive: Drug Court Successes, Failures, and the Opioid Epidemic

Summary: Despite their successes, traditional drug courts fail to help opioid addicts. The creation of an opioid-specific intervention court attempts to change this. Fewer things have swept the nation as quickly or as violently as the opioid crisis. C ...

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Who is Actually Served and Protected? An Overview of Nuisance Property Ordinances

Summary: Despite being designed to limit public harm that occurs on properties, nuisance property ordinances perpetuate systemic housing barriers faced by domestic violence victims. Today more than ever, the duty of police to “serve and protect” has co ...

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