by Amanda Epstein | Mar 13, 2020 | Amicus
COVID-19 – also known as Coronavirus – is an increasing risk to public health in the United States. While universities, businesses, and hospitals are preparing, it is worth considering what jails and prisons will look like as the virus continues to spread. Many...
by Amanda Epstein | Mar 2, 2020 | Amicus
Welcome to this week in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could effectively limit abortion access across the country, and Harris County will begin to use pro bono law firm attorneys to prosecute misdemeanors....
by Amanda Epstein | Feb 7, 2020 | Amicus
Though the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury, fewer than ten percent of individuals going through the criminal legal system exercise that right. In fact, both in the federal and state systems, 97 and 94 percent of felony cases respectively result...
by Amanda Epstein | Nov 22, 2019 | Amicus
Just a few months ago, Cambridge City Council approved the creation of a business improvement district in the area around Central Square. Business improvement districts (BIDs) are special assessment districts created when property owners want to “initiate, manage and...
by Amanda Epstein | Nov 4, 2019 | Amicus, Weekly News Roundup
This week’s roundup is co-authored by Amanda Epstein and Matthew Meyer. This week, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to protest police brutality on the subway after a fare evasion crackdown, and a federal judge blocked a policy that would preclude immigrants without...