In the case of Leigh Stubbs and Tami Vance, sexuality became a proxy for guilt.
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‘Bite Marks,’ Homophobia, and Bias: How Two Women Were Wrongly Convicted Because They Loved Each Other
Before trial even began, two jurors said they would vote guilty based on the women’s sexual orientations.
Measured Justice: Manifesting Justice
In this episode of Measured Justice, A4J Faculty Director Erik Luna speaks with Beety; as well as Richard Saenz, Senior Attorney and Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist at Lambda Legal; and Candace Bond-Theriault, Director of Racial Justice Policy & Strategy for the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School, to discuss the implications of Beety’s book and the broader story of a broken criminal justice system where defendants—including disproportionate numbers of women of color and queer individuals—are convicted due to racism, prejudice, coerced confessions, and false identifications.
Time to ACT UP in the wake of Dobbs
The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health does more than overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which held that pregnant people have a constitutional right to abortion health care under the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
In the Opioid Epidemic Prosecutions Don’t Always Help Victims
Featured on Literary Hub – https://lithub.com/in-the-opioid-epidemic-prosecutions-dont-always-help-victims/ After working as a Rape Victim Advocate, I knew that I wanted to become […]
Clarence Dixon’s execution reignites death penalty debate
Featured on ABC – https://www.abc15.com/news/state/clarence-dixons-execution-reignites-death-penalty-debate Clarence Dixon is scheduled to be the first person executed in Arizona in eight years on […]
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