Archive for October, 2022
Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Vindicates Activist
The decision in Baughman v. Virginia ends the state’s efforts to civilly commit activist Galen Baughman as a ‘sexually violent predator’
In mid-September 2022 the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a trial court decision and dismissed the Commonwealth’s petition to …
Justice Delayed for Father MacRae
All this happened because “believe the children” became a nationwide mantra. Society has a duty to protect young children—but also to assess accusations rationally and fairly, especially when they’re improbable, spectacular and horrifying. Journalists, too, must …
Joseph Lascaze: Criminal Justice Reform from the Inside Out
“On September 9, 2022, three years after leaving this prison, Joseph was the recipient of the New Hampshire Rising Stars Changemaker of the Year Award, a civic award bestowed upon a citizen who has played …