My research has largely been in the area of American national security law and criminal law and procedure, with an emphasis on criminal prosecutions and foreign policy. I have also written about immigration law's role in driving foreign policy. More recently, I have also explored international criminal law and the Arab world, as well as the laws of the Arab countries regarding terrorism. I continue to engage in issues of academic freedom and the conflation of speech with allegations of terrorist activity. My most current research is a book-length project reviewing the history and content of American law as it relates to the question of Palestine.
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Criminal Procedure, Evidence, International Human Rights Law, Law and the Arab World, Palestinian Law and Politics, First Amendment and Academic Freedom
LAWS 5503 - Criminal Law
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Spring 2024
Studies statutory and common law of crimes and defenses, the procedures by which the law makes judgments as to criminality of conduct, the purposes of criminal law, and the constitutional limits upon it.
LAWS 7045 - Criminal Procedure: Adjudicative Process
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Spring 2024
Focuses primarily on criminal procedure at and after trial. Looks at bail, prosecutorial discretion, discovery, plea bargaining, speedy trial, jury trial, the right to counsel at trial, double jeopardy, appeal and federal habeas corpus.
LAWS 8315 - Seminar: Advanced Criminal Justice
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Fall 2024
Studies policy and practice issues rather than case law. Focuses primarily on how American criminal justice is dispensed in cases that do not reach trial, including police behavior, prosecutorial discretion, defense services, bail, plea bargaining, and sentencing.
