Mandatory minimum sentences are cruel and ineffective. Sessions wants them back.
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Judge Gorsuch is more dangerous than he appears
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By Nancy Gertner
He sounds so judicial...
How ‘confused’ could Jeff Sessions have been?
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By Nancy Gertner
That Attorney General Jeff...
Why some ‘secrets’ leaked while Trump’s tax returns haven’t
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By Nancy Gertner
President Trump...
As President Trump Considers His Conflicts, He Should Heed The Tale Of Icarus
By Nancy Gertner
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The Icarus myth is a cautionary tale for our new president. Daedalus...
Gov. Baker should protect the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court
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By Nancy Gertner
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Professor Nancy Gertner in Melbourne: perspectives on Trump and US politics
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On Friday (13...
Hard time gets a hard look
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By Colleen Walsh, Harvard Staff Writer
On a recent afternoon Vincent Schiraldi watched...
I take this election personally
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By Nancy Gertner
I take the election of Donald Trump...
Hillary in Harvard Square
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Brock Turner's Sentencing Revives Mandatory Minimums Debate
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The effectiveness of mandatory minimums is up for debate. NPR's Scott Simon talks to retired...
Hillary Emails and Republican Hypocrisy
A number of Republicans, including Michael Mukasey, former judge, and Attorney General, have...
Wrong? Maybe. Criminal? Maybe not.
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The Supreme Court’s decision in the corruption case against...
Time for a broad approach to clemency
By Marc Mauer, Nancy Gertner, and Jonathan Simon
Despite growing national discussion on criminal justice...
UC Hastings Commencement Address
On May 15, 2015 Judge Gertner gave the Commencement Address at University of California, Hastings College of the Law. A video of the address can be viewd...
Justice Denied in the Bronx
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By Nancy Gertner
Access to justice means more than fancy...
The corruption continuum: When giving gifts bleeds to bribery
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By Nancy Gertner
When we talk about political...
