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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

The harm reduction organization Eleyvst , the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A) , and the data firm RIWI sought to do just that with their new, ambitious public opinion survey. And yet, stigmatizing those who use drugs persists, even as our governments declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.

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Can Prosecutors Be Trusted to Correct Wrongful Convictions?

The Crime Report

A recent report from the Quattrone Center on the Fair Administration of Jujstice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School provides comprehensive guidelines for “collaboration agreements” that outline how to handle discovery of misconduct and other delicate issues like media relationships and information sharing.

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Probation Puts Drug Offenders at Greater Risk of Returning to Prison: Paper

The Crime Report

The paper’s author, Jacob Schuman , an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University School of Law, argues that the system of supervised release has become a “drug-control network focused on public safety” rather than rehabilitation. See Also: Stop Criminalizing Opioid Drug Users: Report.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

SCOTUSBlog

All left an imprint on the court or the law. In December 1958, a Black law student attending Howard University tried to order a cheeseburger at a restaurant in a Virginia bus terminal. Virginia , holding that federal law barred racial segregation in interstate public transportation. Some worked behind the scenes. 17, 1934 – Oct.

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New Evidence May Destroy Biden’s Defense in his Classified Documents Case

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: This month, the sudden appearance of Special Counsel Robert Hur caused as much of a stir as Bigfoot suddenly appearing on Pennsylvania Avenue. In his press conference announcing the criminal charges against Trump, Smith declared, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone….Nothing

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Biden’s “Surprise” Grows With Reported Discovery of Second Batch of Classified Documents

JonathanTurley

For example, Biden left office as vice president in 2017 and had an office at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia after finishing his term until 2019. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. However, even that explanation raises more questions.