Criminal Law at SMU Dedman School of Law |
SMU Dedman School of Law’s faculty includes some of the most impressive legal minds in the nation, focusing on criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence. The faculty is distinguished by both the breadth of their expertise and the quality of their scholarship, shaping legal discourse not only through their influence in the United States Supreme Court and courts around the country, but also through their regular appearances and commentary in leading media outlets.
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The Specter of Jury Nullification, UCLA Law Review (forthcoming).
- Rethinking the Way we Judge Jurors, 93 George Washington Law Review (forthcoming).
- Striking Jurors with Hardship Excuses, in Research Handbook on Jury Decision Making (forthcoming 2026) (with Valerie P. Hans and Nancy S. Marder, eds.).
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Reimagining the Inclusive Jury, 57 UC Davis Law Review 2691 (2024).
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2024-25 Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Justice (forthcoming 2026) (with Kai Ambos, Stefanie Bock, Matthew Dyson, Alexander Heinze, Julian Roberts, Findlay Stark, Alec Walen & Thomas Weigend, eds.).
- The American Criminal Trial Jury in an Era of Plea Bargaining, in Handbook of Criminal Procedure (forthcoming 2026) (with Michele Caianiello et al., eds.).
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Rethinking Courtroom Presence in the Virtual Era, 101 Indiana Law Journal (forthcoming 2025).
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Defense Use of Digital Discovery in Criminal Cases: A Quantitative Analysis, Justice Quarterly (forthcoming 2025) (with Michael Braun & Ronald F. Wright).
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The Emerging Constitutional Law of Remote Criminal Justice, 59 Wake Forest Law Review 753 (2024).
- Neglected Discovery, 73 Duke Law Journal 1173 (2024) (with Michael Braun & Ronald F. Wright).
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Recent Citations by the Supreme Court of the United States, Federal Courts, and State Supreme Courts |
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Eric Ruben, Originalism-by-Analogy and Second Amendment Adjudication, 133 Yale Law Journal 99 (2023) (with Joseph Blocher).
-cited by United States v. Rahimi, 144 S. Ct. 1889, 1929 (2024) (Jackson, J., concurring).
-cited by Bianchi v. Brown, 111 F.4th 438 (4th Cir. 2024) (en banc).
-cited by Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. Rhode Island, 99 F.4th 38 (1st Cir. Mar. 7, 2024).
-cited by Lara v. Comm’r Pennsylvania State Police, 91 F.4th 122 (3d Cir. 2024).
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In the Spotlight: Faculty Expertise in National Media |
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The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center |
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Across the country, thousands of newly arrested people languish in jail without seeing a lawyer or a judge. In some places, people wait weeks or months for a lawyer’s help. The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is tackling this crisis. The Center’s national Day One campaign champions transformative change in the earliest stages of the criminal process. With a particular focus on mid-sized and rural legal systems, the campaign employs a wide range of advocacy strategies to promote:
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- First appearance in court within 24 hours of arrest
- A lawyer’s assistance before, and during, initial appearance
- Continuous and active representation until a case is resolved.
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To date, the Day One campaign has achieved substantial Day One reforms in Mississippi, North Dakota, Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas.
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Criminal Justice Reform Workshop Series |
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