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Jonathan Simon Gated nightmares

Jonathan Simon, professor of law | 2/21/13 | 4 comments

It has all the feel of a Twilight Zone episode, only in a setting that is unmistakably contemporary.  The nightmare is framed by this setting, a house in a gated community.  It could be a very posh house, like the one where Oscar Pistorious lived and admits he shot to … More >

Jonathan Simon Whose public safety? Trayvon Martin and Neighborhood Watch

Jonathan Simon, professor of law | 3/26/12 | 18 comments

The killing of teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this month, in Sanford Florida, has inflamed classic concerns about racism and criminal justice (especially in the South) as well as well as criticism of Florida’s “stand your ground law”; a gun rights law that has expanded the circumstances under which self defense … More >

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