Restrictions on Sexual Activity as a Condition of Criminal Probation: An Analysis of Contemporary Probation Practices and Their Legality

By Martin Rakowszczyk

Despite the Supreme Court’s recognition of procreation as a fundamental right in Skinner v. Oklahoma and subsequent cases, state courts continue to impose probationary conditions on criminal defendants that restrict their ability to procreate or engage in sexual activity. These restrictions, ranging from bans on sex outside marriage to outright prohibitions on reproduction without prior per-mission…

Dishonorably Charged: Rescuing Noncitizen Veterans from the “Deconstitutionalized Zone”

By Jenny Kim

Veterans are being deported from the United States for criminal convictions they sustained decades ago, and the federal government is failing its mission to protect them. Draconian immigration laws tied to criminal convictions, a sustained uptick in immigration enforcement, and the elimination of a longstanding statutory provision protected by the Sixth Amendment that allowed a criminal sentencing judge…