Criminal Justice SystemCriminal LawEvidenceMental Health
September 29, 2026By Gianelle Cabrera
Few criminal defenses generate as much controversy as the insanity defense.[i] To some, a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity sounds like an escape from responsibility.[ii] To others, punishing a person who could not understand the nature or wrongfulness of her actions undermines the basic principles upon which criminal liability rests. Madness does […]
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Employment LawFeaturedHealth CareMental Health
October 29, 2025By Sofia Ramirez
Each year, escalating burnout and untreated depression drive more than 400 physicians to die by suicide.[i] Before 1984, resident physicians often worked 90–100-hour work weeks with 24–36-hour on-call shifts.[ii] Reform only gained traction after the highly publicized death of Liby Zion in 1984, whose care lied in the hands of sleep-deprived, overworked residents.[iii] In response, […]
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Criminal LawFeaturedFlorida LawMental Health
April 18, 2024By Victoire Jonqua
On Saturday, March 9th, 2024, Ryan Gainer, a fifteen-year-old Black boy with autism, was shot and killed by a San Bernardino police officer right in front of his family home in Apple Valley, Southern California.[i] Gainer’s family called 911 after he attacked his sister during a disagreement and broke a glass door.[ii] When the […]
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Constitutional LawDeath PenaltyFeaturedFlorida Law
April 7, 2023By Mark Salnick
In the United States, 27 states recognize the death penalty as a potential punishment for those convicted of a capital crime. Of those 27 states, Florida has recently been at the forefront of amending the requirements to sentence a defendant to death. Florida’s proposal to implement a supermajority standard for issuing a death sentence should […]
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