May 14, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert John Adams, Founding Father and our second president, once said: “It is the unanimity of the jury that preserves the rights of mankind.” The federal justice system operates on this premise, as well as 48 state courts—the other two states, not...
Apr 22, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood According to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in 2018, there were more than 7,100 reported hate crime incidents nationwide. The bulk of those hate crimes, nearly 2,000, were against African Americans. The Bureau of...
Apr 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella We all come into contact with facial recognition software everyday, sometimes without even knowing it. The technology is used in everything from unlocking iPhones to opening doors to paying for purchases. Facial recognition technology has grown in...
Apr 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert Freedom of speech is the foundation of the United States. Social media has changed the landscape of free speech but essentially the same rules apply. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the...
Feb 24, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood In general, attorneys—whether on the defense or prosecution—want to obtain a jury that is favorable to their side. The practice of jury selection, however, has come under scrutiny because of the potential for prosecutors to exclude jurors based on race....
Feb 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella Auschwitz. Belzec. Chelmno. Majdanek. Sobibor. Treblinka. Those are names of extermination camps that will be forever linked to the worst genocide in human history. Millions of European Jews died at those camps during World War II under the...
