Model Penal News Today

A demonstration project using blogging in the teaching of a law school course at Moritz College of Law, OSU.

The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484: This case considered the federal government’s obligations...

(Archived document, may contain errors) 61 July 2, 1980 THE CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1979 (S.1722) INTRODUCTION

A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss an indictment against a former state forensic investigator charged with abusing corpses

A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss an indictment against a former state forensic investigator charged with abusing corpses. The judge rejected defense arguments that the indictment against 42-year-old James Schaeffer-Patton should be dismissed because the statutory language regarding abuse of a corpse is vague and “offends due process.” The judge noted noted in last week’s ruling that the challenges surrounding a forensic investigator’s job might differ from those of a layman but th...

DOVER, Del. (AP) -- A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss corpse abuse charges against a former state forensic investigator accused of improperly

/PRNewswire/ -- A private, non-profit organization made up of judges, attorneys, and law professors is about to set back decades of child safety laws. On May...

Attorney General Jeff Landry Advocates For Crime Victims, Joins Bipartisan Coalition Opposing Efforts To Weaken Laws Against Human Trafficking And Sexual Abuse.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Dec. 13 he has joined 35 of his colleagues from across the country in urging the American Law Institute to reject proposed changes to the Model Penal Code.