RESOURCES
PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT & ACCOUNTABILITY
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Dig In (3-6 pages)
Deep Dive (longer articles and resources)
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21 Principles for the 21st Century Prosecutor
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Brady v. Maryland and the Prosecutors Duty to Disclose (29 pages)
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Flipping the Script on Brady
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The Brady Colloquy
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Unlocking the Black Box: How Prosecutorial Transparency Act Will Empower Communities and Help End Mass Incarceration
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A Rule 11 for Prosecutors (74 pages)
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Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct (56 pages)
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Structuring the Ethics of Prosecutorial Trial Practice: Can Prosecutors Do Justice? (71 pages)
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The Integrity of Our Convictions- Holding Stakeholders Accountable in an Era of Criminal Justice Reform (30 pages)
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Beyond Absolute Immunity: Alternative Protections for Prosecutors (44 pages)
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Connick v. Thompson: An Immunity That Admits of (Almost) No Liabilities (34 pages)
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Somebody Help Me Understand This: The Supreme Court's Interpretation of Prosecutorial Immunity and Liability Under §1983 (41 pages)
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In the Shadows: Plea Bargaining Research
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Brady v. Maryland (Supreme Court Opinion)
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Connick v. Thompson (Supreme Count Opinion)
News Articles and Media
(For more stories about specific cases,
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State Passes Watered Down DA Review Panel (Feb. 9, 2021, the Post-Journal)
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Brooklyn Assemblyman Revives Push For State Commission To Investigate Prosecutors (Jan. 29, 2021, Gothamist)
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What a Libertarian Attorney General Could Do (Jan. 22, 2021, CATO Institute)
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California makes it a felony for prosecutors to withhold or alter exculpatory evidence (Oct. 5, 2016, ABA Journal)
Exculpatory Evidence (Brady Material)
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Discovery Disclosures Fact Sheet
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Brady v. Maryland (Supreme Court Opinion)
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Flipping the Script on Brady
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The Brady Colloquy
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Brady v. Maryland and the Prosecutors Duty to Disclose
Immunity
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Let's Put An End to Prosecutorial Immunity
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End Prosecutorial Immunity. Period.
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Beyond Absolute Immunity: Alternative Protections for Prosecutors
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Connick v. Thompson: An Immunity That Admits of (Almost) No Liabilities
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Somebody Help Me Understand This: The Supreme Court's Interpretation of Prosecutorial Immunity and Liability Under §1983
Transparency & Accountability
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21 Principles for the 21st Century Prosecutor.
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NY Creates Commission On Prosecutorial Misconduct
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A Rule 11 for Prosecutors
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Unlocking the Black Box: How Prosecutorial Transparency Act Will Empower Communities and Help End Mass Incarceration
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Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct
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Structuring the Ethics of Prosecutorial Trial Practice: Can Prosecutors Do Justice?
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The Integrity of Our Convictions- Holding Stakeholders Accountable in an Era of Criminal Justice Reform
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In the Shadows: Plea Bargaining Research
Law Review Articles (and citations)
Yuri R. Linetsky, A Rule 11 for Prosecutors, 87 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (2019).
Jason Kreag, Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct, 72 Vand. L. Rev. 297 (2019).
Fred C. Zacharias, Structuring the Ethics of Prosecutorial Trial Practice: Can Prosecutors Do Justice?, 44 Vand. L. Rev. 45 (1991).
Barry Scheck, The Integrity of Our Convictions: Holding Stakeholders Accountable in an Era of Criminal Justice Reform, 48 Geo. L.J. Ann. Rev. Crim. Proc. iii (2019).
John P. Taddei, Beyond Absolute Immunity: Alternative Protections for Prosecutors Against Ultimate Liability for § 1983 Suits, 106 NW. L. Rev. 1883 (2012).
David Rittgers, Connick v. Thompson: An Immunity that Admits of (Almost) No Liabilities, 2010 Cato Sup. Ct. Rev. 203.
Kate McClelland, “Somebody Help Me Understand This”: The Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Prosecutorial Immunity and Liability Under § 1983, 102 NW. J. Crim. L. & Criminology 1323 (2012).
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Brady v. Maryland and the Prosecutors Duty to Disclose