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United States · United StatesIn a typical criminal case, the State and the defendant are the principal stakeholders, while the victim has little say in the administration of justice. But an increasing number of criminal alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs offer victims and offenders the opportunity to discuss the harm that transpired and decide how the offender will remedy that harm. Hundreds of these “criminal ADR” programs operate around the country, and many of…Read Article
The Prosecutor's Role in Facilitating Criminal Alternative Dispute Resolution - Penn Law Review
Pennsylvania · PennsylvaniaSpecial Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is a pathway to legal status for young people under the age of twenty-one who, among other requirements, have been “abused, abandoned, or neglected” by “1 or both” of their parents. A uniquely bifurcated statute, youth must first receive “special findings” from their respective state court under the SIJS statute before they can apply for SIJS with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Un…Read Article
Advocating for Immigrant Youth: Addressing Ongoing Barriers to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in the One-Parent Context - Penn Law Review
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · PhiladelphiaThe drafters of the Bill of Rights and its proponents envisioned a document constitutionalizing protections against some of the worst abuses they had experienced under English rule. Prominent businessmen—many of them engaged in smuggling—found their homes ransacked in search of contraband on flimsy evidence and without any reason given for the disruption of their business and consequent enrichment of government agents. The Fourth Amendment addre…Read Article
