The deadline to nominate someone for their recent work or lifetime achievements is October 16, 2026.

Jurisdictions should enact “disability second look” statutes to give people with disabilities serving long sentences the chance for review.

In the latest escalation of congressional efforts to insert federal political pressure into decisions traditionally made by locally elected prosecutors, the House Judiciary Committee has issued new su...

Program Overview FJP’s Summer Fellows Program places rising 2Ls and 3Ls in summer internship positions in the offices of some of the most inspiring elected prosecutors in the country. Fellows join a d...

The U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Jouppi v. Alaska, a case poised to determine the constitutional parameters of property forfeiture under the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause. The disp...

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Felony murder laws compel harsh decades-long–or life–sentences even when the person charged did not directly cause or intend loss of life.

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Why FJP Supports the Right to Trial Act (2026) FJP Analysis The Right to Trial Act (2026) would help protect one of the Constitution’s most fundamental guarantees: the right to trial by jury. The bill...

Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Kian v. Florida, urging the recognition of a constitutional right to 12-person juries in serious criminal cases. ...

From suspended driver’s licenses to jail stays, legal financial obligations can shape lives long after an arrest.

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Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), and 29 current and former prosecutors and law enforcement officials filed an amicus brief urging the Texas Court of Crim...

Why FJP Supports the Right to Trial Act (2026) FJP Analysis The Right to Trial Act (2026) would help protect one of the Constitution’s most fundamental guarantees: the right to trial by jury. The bill...

Examining changes in 13 offenses across a sample of 36 large U.S. cities, CCJ's mid-year analysis shows crime has continued to fall in the first half of 2026, with homicide likely dropping to another ...

Why FJP Supports the Right to Trial Act (2026) FJP Analysis The Right to Trial Act (2026) would help protect one of the Constitution’s most fundamental guarantees: the right to trial by jury. The bill...

Felony murder laws compel harsh decades-long–or life–sentences even when the person charged did not directly cause or intend loss of life.

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti (D), the top prosecutor in Arlington County, is the latest Northern Virginia official to be pressed by members of the House Judiciary Committee.

The law limits teaching on race, gender and other topics. Part of the law related to colleges was struck down. It remains in effect in K-12 schools.

A traffic stop like Castile’s would be less likely today, with Ramsey County’s top prosecutor and law enforcement leaders asking officers to focus on moving violations rather than equipment violations...

The change will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2028.

While 17 states and D.C. have taken discretionary parole off the table for most or all incarcerated people, they still have other forms of parole ...

The number of women under correctional control is projected to rise to 1.1 million by 2035, with total annual costs increasing by about 34%, or roughly $8 billion.

FJP Analysis A proposed Department of Justice rule, issued amid the Trump administration’s broader effort to expand and accelerate use of the death penalty and revive failed “tough on crime” policies,...

From Texas to Virginia, the GOP is expanding efforts to curtail the power of prosecutors in Democratic-leaning cities.

President Donald Trump declined to rule out sending federal troops to polling places, prompting concern from Democrats around the country.

A pair of open-house-style events held over the weekend provided local residents an up-close look at the inner workings of the commonwealth's attorney's office. The two Interactive Data Walks on Local...

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Critics say the proposed rule to let the DOJ step into state bar investigations could weaken one of the last independent checks on government lawyers.

Will the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law be meaningfully enforced, or quietly set aside?