//  4/30/17  //  Topic Update


Use of the federal death penalty may increase under President Trump, argues Ian Eppler for Take Care.  

Attorney General Sessions may roll back Department of Justice oversight of local law enforcement agencies by avoiding the issuance of consent decreeswrites Jason Harrow for Take Care.


Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The White House conducts a "listening session" with criminal justice reform advocates focused on prisoner re-entry. The Justice Department is heightening efforts to increase the use of capital punishment.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions rescinded 25 Justice Department guidance documents on how to interpret an array of federal laws.

Update | The Week of November 27, 2017

12/4/17  //  Daily Update

The Attorney General announced stepped-efforts to address the opioid crisis.

Jeffrey Stein

Columbia Law School