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The Cost of Bigotry in the Justice System: How Appointed Counsel’s Racism and Bigotry Deprives Defendants of Constitutional Rights
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts granted Anthony Dew a new trial, citing an actual conflict of interest due to his court-appointed counsel’s racist and Islamophobic social media posts. The decision highlights systemic bias within the criminal justice system and underscores a critical precedent for future cases involving racial discrimination in legal representation.
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The Protection Paradox: Negative Impacts of Anti-Trafficking Legislation and the Criminalization of Sex Work on Women in the United States
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*I would like to thank the New England Law Review v. 57 and v. 58 staff for their invaluable contributions. Thank you to my editors, Deyanira Gonzalez and Jocelyn Schafer, for your guidance throughout the writing process. And thank you to my mother and lifelong editor, Kathryn Adler, for your enduring inspiration and influence. Introduction…
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Is Jail Time Lost Time?: The Inner Workings of Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Timeframes, Entitlements and Exposures
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Introduction Allow me to express my grateful appreciation and thanks to my colleague Robert S. Martin, Esq. without whom this article could not have been written, Erika G. Soong, Esq. for her comments, corrections and commas, my Secretary, Jacqueline Sheehan who listened, and my Partners Vincent M. Tentindo, Esq., Susan F. Kendall, Esq., and John…
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FIRST CIRCUIT’S INCORRECT RULING IN ALASAAD V. MAYORKAS: HOW THE FOURTH AMENDMENT’S BORDER SEARCH EXCEPTION SHOULD APPLY TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Introduction As it currently stands in the First Circuit, individuals traveling through the United States’ borders may have their electronic devices searched at any time. The Fourth Amendment protects all individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, meaning probable cause and a warrant are generally required before conducting a search or seizure. However, numerous exceptions to…
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REVIEW OF USUAL CRUELTY: THE COMPLICITY OF LAWYERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY ALEC KARAKATSANIS
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Authors Note: George J. & Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law. The author was first assistant counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the 1960s, co-founded the clinical program at Columbia Law School, and served as the dean of Northeastern University School of Law from 1979 to…
