Tag: due process
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Domestic violence restraining orders are too easy to get and abuse
Restraining orders save lives in real DV cases, but the same low-evidence threshold that protects victims also enables strategic misuse in custody disputes.
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Not everyone charged with a crime is what you think
A criminal charge is an accusation, not a verdict. Here’s why assuming guilt from the indictment alone misreads how the justice system actually works.
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Why high-profile defendants get different treatment
From bail amounts to plea deals to media access, wealthy and famous defendants navigate a noticeably different criminal system. The reasons are structural, not just unfair.
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The Importance of Procedure in Justice
Procedural rules feel like obstacles to justice when you want a verdict fast. They are also, almost always, what stands between the system and abuse.
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Why Technicalities Matter in Criminal Cases
Critics dismiss legal technicalities as loopholes, but those rules exist to protect everyone. Here’s why procedural rigor isn’t the enemy of justice.
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Open family courts would expose how dysfunctional the system is
Family courts operate behind closed doors in most states, and the secrecy hides systemic failures. Sunlight would be uncomfortable, and that’s exactly why we need it.
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CPS removals are a civil rights crisis nobody covers
Child Protective Services removes thousands of children each year on thin evidence. Here’s why the press has largely missed a sustained civil rights story.
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Title IX has been weaponized in ways its authors never intended
Title IX was written to ban sex discrimination in education. Decades of regulatory expansion have turned it into something its authors wouldn’t recognize.