(Source) On Election Day, November 3, 2020, voters in four states, New Jersey, Arizona, Montana, and South Dakota approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in their states. These referendums, known as ballot initiatives, allow voters to participate in the state’s policymaking process by inviting them to vote on a proposed law. Prior to the 2020 election, nine states and
Sports gambling is an extremely lucrative industry—and it is growing at a rapid pace. In 2016, the Nevada State Gambling Control Board reported $4.5 billion in profits from legal sports wagering. Nevada, however, is the only state currently allowed to profit off of state-sanctioned sports betting under the Professional and Amatuer Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”).
In Part IV of his series of related posts, JLPP’s Greg Renick discusses whether the Biggers five-factor approach to weighing the credibility of eyewitnesses violates due process.
In Part III of his series of related posts, JLPP’s Greg Renick analyzes empirical research that tends to call for a reform of the Biggers five-factor approach to weighing the credibility of eyewitnesses.
In Part II of a series of related posts, Greg Renick analyzes empirical research that supports a reform of the Biggers five-factor approach to weighing the credibility of eyewitnesses.
In Part I of a series of related posts, Greg Renick gives his take on the problem of faulty eyewitness testimony and the rate of wrongful imprisonment in the United States.