Inequality Inquiry
Articles
Review of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System by Alec Karakatsanis
February 23, 2022
Andrew Biddison* Criminal law is a required course in law school. As a survey course, there is often a tight focus on black letter law...
Black Name Discrimination: An Issue You Know With a History You Have Yet to Hear
February 19, 2022
by Develyn Mistriotti* “‘Georgie, how’d you feel when you walked off Master Howell’s place for the first time?’”. . . “‘Like a man,’ he said...
Are New York's Bail and Discovery Reforms in Renewed Danger?
February 9, 2022
By Kenneth Cooper* In recent years, New York has seen a number of criminal law reforms deemed necessary to modernize its criminal procedure. In 2020...
Choice or Coercion? How the Push to Avoid Formal Foster Care Has Contributed to the Creation of a Dangerous Hidden Foster Care System
February 2, 2022
By Sydnie Peterson* Family units will often come into contact with child protective agencies when they are at their most vulnerable and in crisis. This...
We Finally (Kind of) Understand COVID - What Does That Mean at the Voting Booth?
February 1, 2022
By Rob Grimsley* When the Coronavirus first went viral, most Americans agreed that public spaces needed to be shut down in order to slow the...