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Court Reporters Likely Fail to Accurately Transcribe Testimony for Speakers of ‘African American English’
by Anthony Accurso
A recent Vice.com article draws attention to a pioneering study that concludes court reporters exhibit low proficiency with African American English (“AAE”), and that the problem results in a systemic deprivation of the most basic rights in the criminal justice system.
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- News in Brief
- Record Number of Exonerations Prompts Michigan AG to Create Conviction Integrity Unit, by Douglas Ankney
- $21 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Convicted Man Released After 39 Years in Prison, by Douglas Ankney
- Police, Prosecutor Misconduct Continues Unabated as Evidenced by Record Number of Exonerations in 2018, by Douglas Ankney
- Report: Google Can Track You Even When Your Phone’s Off, by Anthony Accurso
- New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail, by David Reutter
- $270,000 Awarded to Grandmother Brutalized by Pennsylvania Cops, by Edward Lyon
- $1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades, by Edward Lyon
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That Statute Doesn’t Require Habeas Petitioner to Plead Timeliness, Overruling Smalley v. Morgan, by Douglas Ankney
- Report Finds Lack of Reporting on Deaths in Law Enforcement Custody, Even After Landmark Legislation, by Steve Horn
- Study Details the Effect of Brain Scan Evidence on Sentencing, by Anthony Accurso
- NYC Program Helps Former Prisoners Realize Their Dream
- ‘They need to be marked for life’, by Sandy Rozek
- The FBI Polices Itself Like Kids Guarding a Candy Store, by Edward Lyon
- Fifth Circuit: Confrontation Clause Violated When Officer’s Testimony Relates Incriminating Information Received From Non-Testifying Informant, by Douglas Ankney
- Eighth Circuit Overlooks Procedural Default, Orders Immediate Release From Excessive ACCA Sentence Based on Prior Sex Offense, by Michael Berk
- New York City’s Bail Success Story, by Bill Barton
- Ninth Circuit: Running From Police Alone Doesn’t Give Rise to Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Stop and Frisk, by Douglas Ankney
- Georgia Supreme Court Announces New Evidence Code Abrogates Categorical Exclusionary Rule of Mallory, by Douglas Ankney
- Under Marsy’s Law, Police Using Violence Can Claim ‘Victim’ Status, by Edward Lyon
- Private Citizens Carrying Guns Commit Fewer Crimes Than Cops, by Douglas Ankney
- Massachusetts Supreme Court: Discharge From Civil Commitment Required When Examiners Conclude Defendant Is Not Sexually Dangerous, by Douglas Ankney
- FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse
- Seventh Circuit Orders Grant of Successive § 2255 Motion and Resentencing in Pre-Booker Mandatory Guidelines Case Involving Elements Clause’s Definition of ‘Crime of Violence’, by Chad Marks
- West Virginia Supreme Court Announces Parole Eligibility Statute for Prisoners Who Committed Crimes as Minors is Retroactive, by Douglas Ankney
- California Supreme Court: Prop 47 Requires Dismissal of Conviction Based on a Predicate Felony That Is Later Reduced to a Misdemeanor, by Douglas Ankney
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Remands for Resentencing Where Circuit Court Considered Defendant’s Refusal to Admit Guilt in Imposing Consecutive Sentences, by Douglas Ankney
- Maryland Court of Appeals Rules That Courts Must Ask Non Compound ‘Strong Feelings’ Question Upon Request During Voir Dire, by Douglas Ankney
- Fourth Circuit: Cannot Substitute Career Offender Predicate on Collateral Review, by Anthony Accurso
- Court Extends McQuiggin Actual Innocence Exception to Defaulted Legal Claim, Vacates § 924(c) Conviction, by Dale Chappell
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Consent to Search Does Not Include K-9 Sniff When No K-9 Present When Consent Given and Wait 40 Minutes for Its Arrival, by Dale Chappell
- Fifth Circuit: Plain Error Requiring Resentencing Where Court Didn’t Give Defendant Chance to Speak at Sentencing Hearing and Prospective Allocution Provided Added Details to Lead Reasonable Judge to Reconsider Harsh Sentence, by Michael Berk
- Court Reporters Likely Fail to Accurately Transcribe Testimony for Speakers of ‘African American English’, by Anthony Accurso
- Bucklew v. Precythe, by Michael Avery
- From the Editor: Compassionate Release for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons, by Richard Resch
- Parole a Detriment to Rehabilitation; ‘Less Is More’ Reform Sensible, by Kevin Bliss
- Minnesota Supreme Court Holds ‘Stalking-by-Mail’ and ‘Mail-Harassment’ Statutes are Facially Overbroad, by Douglas Ankney
- Fifth Circuit: Denial of Habeas Petition as Successive Reversed Where Second Petition Challenges a Separate Judgment, by Same Court, Not Covered in First Petition, by Chad Marks
- ‘DNA Mixtures,’ ‘Touch DNA,’ and Software-Enhanced Forensic DNA Analysis, by Michael Berk
- Sixth Circuit Holds Chalking Car Tires for Parking Enforcement Constitutes a Search Under Fourth Amendment, by Matthew Clarke
- SCOTUS Announces Death of ‘Categorical Approach’ by Invalidating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) as Unconstitutionally Vague, by Richard Resch
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Consent to Search Does Not Attenuate Seized Evidence From Taint of Illegal Search of CSLI, by Douglas Ankney
- Exonerations: From Wrongful Conviction to Release and Beyond, by Edward Lyon
More from Anthony Accurso:
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- Stinging Back: Resisting Government Surveillance of Cellphones, May 15, 2024
- Tech Monopolies Prevent Effective Privacy Laws in the U.S., May 15, 2024
- Police Body Cameras, A Decade Later, May 15, 2024
- Use of Solitary Confinement on the Rise in ICE Facilities, May 15, 2024
- California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, April 15, 2024
- Pharmacies Are Giving Your Prescription Data to Police Without a Warrant, April 15, 2024
- California Attorney General Issues Memo Prohibiting Out-of-State Sharing of ALPR Data, April 15, 2024
- Utah Supreme Court Announces Communication of Cellphone Passcode Protected by Fifth Amendment and Rules Advising Jury of Defendant’s Refusal to Disclose Passcode Violates Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, April 15, 2024
- The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database, April 15, 2024
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- California Court of Appeal: Statistical Evidence Showing Racial Disparity Combined With Evidence Showing Non-Minority Defendants Charged With Lesser Crimes Establishes Prima Facie Case Under California Racial Justice Act, June 15, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Charging Decisions, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices.
- U.N. Panel Finds Rampant Racism in U.S. Criminal Justice System, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends.
- Lawsuit Alleges Black ICE Detainee Subjected to Racial Slurs, Choked in Restraint Chair at Pennsylvania Jail, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Detention - Generally.
- FBI Visit to Oklahoma Woman in Response to Social Media Post Sparks Debate on Free Speech, May 15, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, FBI, First Amendment, rights, Police State-Surveillance, Social Media.
- These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Political Prisoners, Racial Discrimination, Prison Rebellion, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff.
- $125,000 Settlement for Wisconsin Prisoner’s Claim That Guards Set Him Up For Stabbing, May 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General).
- Sentencing Project Proposes Remedies for Racial Disparities Behind Bars, May 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Criminal justice system reform, Criminal Prosecution.
- Sentencing Project Finds “Important Inroads” Against Mass Incarceration, Racial Inequality Behind Bars, April 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Statistics/Trends.
- N.J. Prison Guard Sacked Over Mock George Floyd Killing, April 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Administrative Law.
- Virginia Leads the Nation in K-9 Attacks on Prisoners, Jan. 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Statistics/Trends, Dogs.