Law Faculty in the News - Archives for Erik Luna

4/5/2012 - W&L Law Professor Erik Luna discusses US Supreme Court Strip Search Ruling
On NPR's On Point, Washington and Lee criminal law scholar Erik Luna discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding invasive strip searches. Luna joins the podcast at the 14:10 mark.    
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8/18/2010 - Prisons Without Walls: Experiments in Electronic Surveillance
Washington and Lee law professor Erik Luna comments in an Atlantic magazine article exploring alternatives to prison incarceration, including the increasing use of GPS monitoring devices.   
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7/23/2010 - Jails Packed to the Rafters
Washington and Lee law professor Erik Luna discusses overcriminilization in the United States in an audio interview with The Economist.   
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3/29/2010 - States shouldn't shirk responsibility to indigent defendants
In this National Law Journal opinion piece, Washington and Lee law professor Erik Luna argues that the federal government can help provoke reform of local indigent representation, but it should not relieve states of their constitutional duties.    
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11/23/2009 - Right and Left Join Forces on Criminal Justice
Washington and Lee Law Professor Erik Luna comments in a New York Times article exploring how advocates on both the right and left are coming together to lobby for restricting the growth of the criminal justice system.   
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