In related news, the Third Circuit holds that a federal judge did not abuse his discretion when—after concluding that the Philadelphia District Attorney's office misled the court about the depth of its investigation regarding a death-row inmate whose habeas petition the office conceded—he ordered DA Larry Krasner to apologize to the family of the murder victims and be more forthcoming in the future. [read post]

National/Federal A Family Affair: Children and other relatives of Biden aides get administration jobs MSN – Sean Sullivan and Michael Scherer (Washington Post) | Published: 6/17/2021 President Biden promised that no member of his family would be a part of his administration. [read post]

National/Federal A New Lawsuit Accuses the FEC of Failing to Investigate Russia’s ‘Coordination’ with the 2016 Trump Campaign Yahoo News – C. [read post]

I am delighted to announce the publication of  "Next Generation Law: Data-Driven Governance and Accountability Based Regulatory Systems in the West, and Social Credit Regimes in China," Law &: Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 28(1): 123-172 (2018).In the contemporary world, compliance systems and policing are quickly replacing law and the traditional methods of enforcement (either organic or positive law) as the framework through which collectives (the state, the… [read post]

  I have been lucky enough to be able to teach one of the core courses in the Penn State School of International Affairs. [read post]