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The War On Drill
Last year, 16-year-old James Bascoe-Smith was stabbed near his home in south London. From his wheelchair, Bascoe-Smith testified at the...
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Mar 14, 20234 min read


Raiders of the Lost Art
Stories of valiant archeologists who discover and expropriate ancient and powerful artifacts out of dangerous locales have long captured...
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Feb 5, 20235 min read


Looking to the Future in Louisville, KY: An Interview with Craig Greenberg
Craig Greenberg is the leading 2022 Democratic candidate for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. An attorney by training, Greenberg has served...
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May 3, 20226 min read


A Public Health Response to Violence: An Interview With Courtney Bryan
Courtney Bryan is the executive director of the Center for Court Innovation, a New York City-based nonprofit that pilots innovative...
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Nov 16, 20218 min read


Networked Realities of Portraits: Policing through Online Databases
What happens when you are no longer the sole owner of your face? We live in a networked reality, meaning that the realities that dwell...
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Apr 22, 20196 min read


Preempting the Dangers of Deepfakes
Although they may seem like novelties at first glance, “deepfakes” threaten to usher in a new era where our eyes and ears can no longer...
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Apr 20, 20193 min read


Camera Shy: The Supreme Court’s Unconvincing Case Against Transparency
On March 10th, Congress began celebrating Sunshine Week, an informal celebration of government transparency led by the American Society...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


Sentenced to Homelessness: The Case for Housing Sex Offenders
In 2009, a homeless encampment under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami attained international infamy when it was discovered that all the...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


Seeing Green: The Benefits of Natural Spaces
Parks and gardens in urban areas are more than just beautification projects. Green spaces not only break up grey surroundings and add...
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Mar 16, 20176 min read


The Gang Injunction Malfunction
In many ways, Rashad Newsome and Carell Johnson were no different from typical high school students: Newsome had a part-time job and was...
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Nov 29, 20166 min read


Civil Asset Forfeiture: Shadow Bandit of Working Class America
The cases border on parody, and they have a peculiar ring: United States v. One 1987 Jeep Wrangler, United States v. $25,180.00 in United...
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Oct 15, 20166 min read


Crime And (Over)Punishment
Due to a 1996 piece of legislation, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), stories like Valdez’s are...
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Dec 8, 20156 min read


The Criminalization of Homelessness
Approximately one year ago, Fort Lauderdale made national headlines after prosecuting a 90-year-old homeless activist and two pastors for...
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Nov 17, 20156 min read


Killer Women: The Death Penalty and Depictions of Gender
At 12:20 a.m. on September 29, 2015, Kelly Gissendaner was just one of the 53 women on death row throughout the United States. The next...
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Oct 19, 20156 min read


America’s Drug Epidemic: Could Amnesty Be the Answer?
Nearly three times as many Americans per year are dying from overdoses on painkillers and prescription drugs today than in 2001. Over the...
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Oct 12, 20156 min read


The Dangers of Civil Asset Forfeiture
On March 20, 2012, the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Nelly Moreira’s car. Moreira was not present; her son...
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Oct 2, 20145 min read
On Guard
US Military Presence Across the Globe Interactive Graphic by Lauren Sukin & Myles Gurule [d3-source canvas=”wpd3-13273-0″] In high...
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Mar 31, 20148 min read


BPR Interview: James Forman
James Forman ’88, Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, talks to Brown Political Review’s Annette Lopez. Professor Forman teaches...
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Dec 3, 201314 min read


A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Bo Xilai and China’s Future
On September 22, a political dynasty fell. Following a highly publicized corruption trial, former Chinese politburo member Bo Xilai had...
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Oct 14, 20135 min read
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