WRAL just published this fascinating story, about North Carolina prisoners’ access to reading materials, the grounds on which access to reading materials can be denied – such as that the materials are sexually explicit, encourage gang activity, or promote violence or “disorder” – and the procedure through which such denials may be appealed. There are a ton of interesting links and perspectives. Well worth a read. In other news: New supplement to North Carolina Crimes. The 2013 cumulative supplement to North Carolina Crimes is now available for purchase here. The AOC has purchased copies for judges, prosecutors, PDs, magistrates, clerks, and a few others, and should have those copies distributed by the end of this month. Best Supreme Court justices. Ever. Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein just published this piece, ranking the top eight justices ever to serve on the Court. Brennan and Rehnquist both make it so it isn’t too skewed one way or the other, ideologically. Any historians out there care to offer up a similar list of top North Carolina Supreme Court justices? Marijuana reform news. Marijuana reform is an incredibly interesting criminal law story right now, and this week brought several developments indicate. The most significant may have taken place in New Jersey. The USA Today reports here that “[t]he New Jersey State Municipal Prosecutors Association . . . has come out in favor of legalizing possession of marijuana.” The whole story is worth reading, and cites a Gallup poll finding that 58% of Americans favor legalization. [...]
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