Background Checks for Alcohol
Our policies and intuitions when it comes to policing guns and alcohol appear inconsistent. Are there justifications we can give?
The Ethics of Policing Algorithms
The use of predictive policing asks us to consider what it might mean to police better and smarter.
Bill Cosby and Rape Culture
The message sent by the Cosby saga is one we can ill-afford to let go unchallenged.
Conservatorships and the Problem of Possessing People
The relationship between guardians and their charges raises important questions; representing the interests of others is often fraught with peril.
Revenge Porn, Public Interest, and Free Speech
In what circumstances could revenge porn ever be considered protected speech?
Creation, Destruction, and the Ethics of “Murderabelia”
Does the state have a compelling interest in stifling some individuals' freedom of expression?
Re-Examining Scared Straight Programs
Mounting evidence questions the efficacy of disciplinary programs and the balancing of child and parental rights.
Automation in the Courtroom: On Algorithms Predicting Crime
The justice system's growing reliance on artificial intelligence threatens to remove human sensibility from sentencing.
Justice for All?: William Kelly and Kyle Rittenhouse
Should departments really be in the business of policing their officers' off-duty behavior?
Qualified Immunity: An Unqualified Disaster?
Can the lengths the law goes to hide institutional actors from public accountability be morally justified?