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CRAs, Epstein Files, and More in the House While the Senate Moves More Nominees and Could Consider More Appropriations Bills
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/cras-epste...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/cras-epste...
CRAs, Epstein Files, and More in the House While the Senate Moves More Nominees and Could Consider More Appropriations Bills
Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute
dueprocess.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
CRAs, Epstein Files, and More in the House While the Senate Moves More Nominees and Could Consider More Appropriations Bills
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/cras-epste...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/cras-epste...
Senate Appears Poised to Pass Government Funding Deal, House May Finally Return to DC, Safer Supervision Act Reintroduced
Read this week's Point of Order:
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Read this week's Point of Order:
dueprocess.substack.com/p/senate-app...
Senate Appears Poised to Pass Government Funding Deal, House May Finally Return to DC, Safer Supervision Act Reintroduced
Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute
dueprocess.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Senate Appears Poised to Pass Government Funding Deal, House May Finally Return to DC, Safer Supervision Act Reintroduced
Read this week's Point of Order:
dueprocess.substack.com/p/senate-app...
Read this week's Point of Order:
dueprocess.substack.com/p/senate-app...
Rikers Island's inhumane jail conditions have received national media attention but prisons across the country share similar pathologies. This past
Read our post explaining the history of Rikers and how it represents the nationwide crisis we're facing:
clause40.org/blog/f/riker...
Read our post explaining the history of Rikers and how it represents the nationwide crisis we're facing:
clause40.org/blog/f/riker...
Rikers Island and the Chronic Crisis of Jail Conditions
What the recent history of Rikers tells us about the choice to run inhumane jails.
clause40.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rikers Island's inhumane jail conditions have received national media attention but prisons across the country share similar pathologies. This past
Read our post explaining the history of Rikers and how it represents the nationwide crisis we're facing:
clause40.org/blog/f/riker...
Read our post explaining the history of Rikers and how it represents the nationwide crisis we're facing:
clause40.org/blog/f/riker...
👏 We applaud the introduction of the Safer Supervision Act, S. 3077 + H.R. 5883
This bill will reform supervised release by rewarding compliance, escalating intervention proportionally, and reducing churn due to technical violations that produces no measurable public-safety gain.
This bill will reform supervised release by rewarding compliance, escalating intervention proportionally, and reducing churn due to technical violations that produces no measurable public-safety gain.
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
👏 We applaud the introduction of the Safer Supervision Act, S. 3077 + H.R. 5883
This bill will reform supervised release by rewarding compliance, escalating intervention proportionally, and reducing churn due to technical violations that produces no measurable public-safety gain.
This bill will reform supervised release by rewarding compliance, escalating intervention proportionally, and reducing churn due to technical violations that produces no measurable public-safety gain.
In Lopez v. United States, we argue the honest-services clause is unconstitutionally vague, provides no "ascertainable standard of guilt," and violates the due process rights of defendants.
Our brief to the Supreme Court joined by @cato.org:
bit.ly/47AW2Wn
Our brief to the Supreme Court joined by @cato.org:
bit.ly/47AW2Wn
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In Lopez v. United States, we argue the honest-services clause is unconstitutionally vague, provides no "ascertainable standard of guilt," and violates the due process rights of defendants.
Our brief to the Supreme Court joined by @cato.org:
bit.ly/47AW2Wn
Our brief to the Supreme Court joined by @cato.org:
bit.ly/47AW2Wn
“This year’s survey marks the lowest share of respondents who said they think crime is a very serious issue since 2018.”
Read how public perception continues to shift as the data shows crime is in decline:
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
Read how public perception continues to shift as the data shows crime is in decline:
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“This year’s survey marks the lowest share of respondents who said they think crime is a very serious issue since 2018.”
Read how public perception continues to shift as the data shows crime is in decline:
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
Read how public perception continues to shift as the data shows crime is in decline:
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
The idea that “no man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause” is a bedrock principle of the Constitution. A challenged judge shouldn't be able to assess their own impartiality.
We urged #SCOTUS to establish that independent review protects integrity: bit.ly/3Jh1GF7
We urged #SCOTUS to establish that independent review protects integrity: bit.ly/3Jh1GF7
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The idea that “no man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause” is a bedrock principle of the Constitution. A challenged judge shouldn't be able to assess their own impartiality.
We urged #SCOTUS to establish that independent review protects integrity: bit.ly/3Jh1GF7
We urged #SCOTUS to establish that independent review protects integrity: bit.ly/3Jh1GF7
Learn how federal time credits are earned, calculated, and applied under the First Step Act.
Watch the new First Step Act Federal Time Credit Application Informational Guide created by Federal Bureau of Prisons:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=BPr...
Watch the new First Step Act Federal Time Credit Application Informational Guide created by Federal Bureau of Prisons:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=BPr...
Federal Time Credit Application
YouTube video by Federal Bureau of Prisons
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Learn how federal time credits are earned, calculated, and applied under the First Step Act.
Watch the new First Step Act Federal Time Credit Application Informational Guide created by Federal Bureau of Prisons:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=BPr...
Watch the new First Step Act Federal Time Credit Application Informational Guide created by Federal Bureau of Prisons:
www.youtube.com/watch?si=BPr...
Thank you Senator Shelley Moore Capito for your leadership in sponsoring the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act to advance the bill through the Senate. The Second Chance Act continues reentry services nationwide, including SUD treatment.
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you Senator Shelley Moore Capito for your leadership in sponsoring the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act to advance the bill through the Senate. The Second Chance Act continues reentry services nationwide, including SUD treatment.
Always a good time when we get together. Congrats to Tray for winning our annual costume contest 👻 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♀️ #nonprofitlife #halloween
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Always a good time when we get together. Congrats to Tray for winning our annual costume contest 👻 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♀️ #nonprofitlife #halloween
You can read our original brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
October 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
You can read our original brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
“Public safety is strengthened when individuals have a real chance to succeed. Having a job is critical to breaking the cycle of crime and keeping communities safe. Simply put, employment is among the strongest evidence-based solutions for public safety.”
www.cleanslateinitiative.org/updates/five...
www.cleanslateinitiative.org/updates/five...
Five Reasons Second Chance Policies Benefit Public Safety | The Clean Slate Initiative
Communities are safer when people have jobs, stable families, and a real chance to rebuild after a past mistake. Learn more about the benefits of second chances for keeping America safe in this guest ...
www.cleanslateinitiative.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Public safety is strengthened when individuals have a real chance to succeed. Having a job is critical to breaking the cycle of crime and keeping communities safe. Simply put, employment is among the strongest evidence-based solutions for public safety.”
www.cleanslateinitiative.org/updates/five...
www.cleanslateinitiative.org/updates/five...
Government Shutdown Enters Second Week, Polling on the Shutdown, Senate to Try Again on CRs, House Is in Recess Again
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/government...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/government...
October 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Government Shutdown Enters Second Week, Polling on the Shutdown, Senate to Try Again on CRs, House Is in Recess Again
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/government...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/government...
A Government Shutdown Appears Likely, Senate to Take Up Waltz Nomination to UN and Short-Term CR, House Schedule This Week Isn't Clear
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/a-governme...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/a-governme...
A Government Shutdown Appears Likely, Senate to Take Up Waltz Nomination to UN and Short-Term CR, House Schedule This Week Isn't Clear
Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute
dueprocess.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A Government Shutdown Appears Likely, Senate to Take Up Waltz Nomination to UN and Short-Term CR, House Schedule This Week Isn't Clear
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/a-governme...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/a-governme...
🤩 Awesome night with The Clean Slate Initiative at the 2025 ALC reception, we always enjoy seeing and connecting with fellow advocates and leaders
It was great to celebrate progress made on second chances and to also look ahead to the impactful work still to be done 💪
It was great to celebrate progress made on second chances and to also look ahead to the impactful work still to be done 💪
September 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🤩 Awesome night with The Clean Slate Initiative at the 2025 ALC reception, we always enjoy seeing and connecting with fellow advocates and leaders
It was great to celebrate progress made on second chances and to also look ahead to the impactful work still to be done 💪
It was great to celebrate progress made on second chances and to also look ahead to the impactful work still to be done 💪
At our annual Two Views event, Professor Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discussed the Supreme Court's upcoming criminal law docket.
Watch two of the leading Supreme Court scholars share their thoughts and their previews of the 2025-26 #SCOTUS term: youtu.be/QRcoeqi4Gx4?...
Watch two of the leading Supreme Court scholars share their thoughts and their previews of the 2025-26 #SCOTUS term: youtu.be/QRcoeqi4Gx4?...
Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket, 2025
YouTube video by Due Process Institute
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September 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
At our annual Two Views event, Professor Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discussed the Supreme Court's upcoming criminal law docket.
Watch two of the leading Supreme Court scholars share their thoughts and their previews of the 2025-26 #SCOTUS term: youtu.be/QRcoeqi4Gx4?...
Watch two of the leading Supreme Court scholars share their thoughts and their previews of the 2025-26 #SCOTUS term: youtu.be/QRcoeqi4Gx4?...
"This policy will do nothing but push children closer to the cycle of recidivism and impose unjust sentencing laws on the nearly 1 million residents of the District of Columbia."
Our full statement on the House passage of the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, H.R. 5140:
Our full statement on the House passage of the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, H.R. 5140:
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"This policy will do nothing but push children closer to the cycle of recidivism and impose unjust sentencing laws on the nearly 1 million residents of the District of Columbia."
Our full statement on the House passage of the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, H.R. 5140:
Our full statement on the House passage of the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, H.R. 5140:
🚨 HILL ALERT
We urge members of Congress to vote NO on the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140), which would lower the age for juveniles to be tried as an adult to 14 years old.
Research shows incarcerating juveniles only increases the likelihood of recidivism.
We urge members of Congress to vote NO on the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140), which would lower the age for juveniles to be tried as an adult to 14 years old.
Research shows incarcerating juveniles only increases the likelihood of recidivism.
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚨 HILL ALERT
We urge members of Congress to vote NO on the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140), which would lower the age for juveniles to be tried as an adult to 14 years old.
Research shows incarcerating juveniles only increases the likelihood of recidivism.
We urge members of Congress to vote NO on the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140), which would lower the age for juveniles to be tried as an adult to 14 years old.
Research shows incarcerating juveniles only increases the likelihood of recidivism.
DC Bills and CR Expected in the House, Senate to Finalize Rule Change, DPI's SCOTUS Event, and Take Down the Temp in Our Politics
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/dc-bills-a...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/dc-bills-a...
DC Bills and CR Expected in the House, Senate to Finalize Rule Change, DPI's SCOTUS Event, and Take Down the Temp in Our Politics
Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute
dueprocess.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
DC Bills and CR Expected in the House, Senate to Finalize Rule Change, DPI's SCOTUS Event, and Take Down the Temp in Our Politics
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/dc-bills-a...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/dc-bills-a...
In Rico v. United States, we argue fugitive tolling impermissibly permit courts to exceed limitations on their jurisdiction. Supervised release statutes must be implemented properly as Congress intended.
Our brief to the Supreme Court: bit.ly/485o9ik
Our brief to the Supreme Court: bit.ly/485o9ik
September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In Rico v. United States, we argue fugitive tolling impermissibly permit courts to exceed limitations on their jurisdiction. Supervised release statutes must be implemented properly as Congress intended.
Our brief to the Supreme Court: bit.ly/485o9ik
Our brief to the Supreme Court: bit.ly/485o9ik
🗓️ Wednesday, September 17 @ 12 PM
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1567372396...
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1567372396...
Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
Register Now for Seated Lunch and CLE!
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September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🗓️ Wednesday, September 17 @ 12 PM
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1567372396...
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1567372396...
Our office dog hasn’t yet recovered from summer hours. It’s hard to put in a full day with no swimming or long hikes. #nonprofitlife #officedog #dc
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our office dog hasn’t yet recovered from summer hours. It’s hard to put in a full day with no swimming or long hikes. #nonprofitlife #officedog #dc
Despite the political rhetoric surrounding crime, the violent crime rate in the United States dropped to its lowest level since 1969.
@jasonpye.bsky.social analyzes the most recent crime data and explains how public perception continues to lag behind the facts: idueprocess.org/blog/f/crime...
@jasonpye.bsky.social analyzes the most recent crime data and explains how public perception continues to lag behind the facts: idueprocess.org/blog/f/crime...
Crime Dropped Significantly in 2024
Rhetoric About Crime Doesn’t Meet Reality
idueprocess.org
September 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Despite the political rhetoric surrounding crime, the violent crime rate in the United States dropped to its lowest level since 1969.
@jasonpye.bsky.social analyzes the most recent crime data and explains how public perception continues to lag behind the facts: idueprocess.org/blog/f/crime...
@jasonpye.bsky.social analyzes the most recent crime data and explains how public perception continues to lag behind the facts: idueprocess.org/blog/f/crime...
Clock Ticks on Government Funding, Violent Crime Drops to Lowest Point Since 1969, CRAs in the House, NDAA in the Senate
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/clock-tick...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/clock-tick...
Clock Ticks on Government Funding, Violent Crime Drops to Lowest Point Since 1969, CRAs in the House, NDAA in the Senate
Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute
dueprocess.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Clock Ticks on Government Funding, Violent Crime Drops to Lowest Point Since 1969, CRAs in the House, NDAA in the Senate
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/clock-tick...
This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/clock-tick...
🗓️ Wednesday, September 17 @ 12 PM
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/two-views-...
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/two-views-...
Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
Register Now for Seated Lunch and CLE!
www.eventbrite.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🗓️ Wednesday, September 17 @ 12 PM
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/two-views-...
⚖️Two Views: An Exploration of the Supreme Court's Criminal Law Docket
👉 Enjoy a three-course meal and listen to scholars Jeffrey Fisher and Erin Murphy discuss upcoming SCOTUS cases in the 2025-26 term.
Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/two-views-...