Analysis
How States Are Rethinking Life Without Parole For Youth
By Marco Poggio
A wave of recent state high court rulings, including a landmark decision in Michigan in April, has curtailed the use of mandatory life without parole for defendants under 21, citing evolving standards of decency and brain science. Hundreds of incarcerated individuals in Michigan are now eligible for resentencing, but the reforms face resistance from prosecutors, victims’ rights advocates, and dissenting justices who warn of consequences for public safety and judicial overreach.
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ANNIVERSARY OF DOBBS
Analysis
After Dobbs, States Become Battleground For Abortion Rights
By Marco Poggio
Three years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade, it did more than end nearly five decades of federal constitutional protection for abortion; it also fractured the legal landscape of reproductive rights, shifting the authority to regulate the procedure to individual states, and leading to legal uncertainty for courts, physicians and patients.
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Perspectives
License Plate Readers Need Guardrails, Not Bans
Relying on recent decisions that license plate recognition technology doesn't violate Fourth Amendment privacy rights, legislators should disregard alarmist calls for bans to outlaw the technology and instead focus on implementing responsible guidelines for using this valuable crime-solving tool, says Tim Lee at the Center for Individual Freedom.
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