Plea Bargaining Under the Microscope: Is the System Too Efficient?
Most criminal cases never reach trial. Defence lawyers and former prosecutors on the pressures that shape a guilty plea.
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Criminal Law
Criminal justice, defence strategy and the rights of the accused.
Phone Searches at the Border: Where the Law Stands
Can officers scroll through your phone without a warrant? Courts remain divided on manual versus forensic searches.
Bail Reform: What the Early Results Suggest
Supporters point to fewer people held pretrial; critics point to court appearance rates. A look at what the evidence can and cannot show.
White-Collar Defence When Prosecutors Use Data Analytics
Investigators now mine transaction data at scale. How defence teams test the models and challenge the conclusions.