October 2025

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When the Evidence Haunts the Jury: Facing the Hidden Trauma of Verdicts

From gruesome injury or death  photos to testimony about sexual violence, jurors regularly confront disturbing material. A growing body of research shows that some jurors experience trauma-like symptoms—sometimes rising to clinical PTSD—during and after service. I recently attended an ABOTA Conference in Austin where the topic was discussed.   I decided to then do some […]

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Born American: Why Birthright Citizenship Is the Cornerstone of Our Democracy

Introduction Birthright citizenship—the principle that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen—stems from the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868. After the Civil War, Congress sought to ensure that formerly enslaved people and their children were recognized as full citizens. The Amendment declared: “All persons born or naturalized in the

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