Author: Cameron Downer, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review A Plea for Reform On March 30, 2012, United States District Judge, John Gleeson, urged Attorney General Eric Holder to reform mandatory minimum sentences.[1] In an opinion relating to the mandatory five-year sentence imposed on a low-level drug dealer, Judge Gleeson addressed the injustice that... Continue Reading →
Will Divorce Equality Bring Marriage Equality?
Author: Ryan Goellner, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review This November, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a suit to dissolve a same-sex marriage performed outside the state, and will be deciding two important issues: (1) whether Texas courts have jurisdiction to hear such suit, and (2) whether Texas laws prohibiting... Continue Reading →