How Marsy's Law is Undermining the Criminal Legal System w/Ráchael Powers

Today, Hunter is joined by professor Ráchael Powers to discuss Marsy’s Law. For those unfamiliar, Marsy’s Law is one of many types of Victim’s Bill of Rights law that exist around the country. These laws are designed to give victims of crime more rights in the criminal legal system. The only problem? They often directly conflict with the rights of the accused. Today, Ráchael joins us to talk about a report she published for the NACDL about the dangers of Marsy’s Law.

 

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Ráchael Powers

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https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/powersro

https://x.com/rpowerscrim?lang=en

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https://www.nacdl.org/Document/JusticeforNoneHowMarsysLawUnderminesCrimLegalSys

 

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