Lucy Lang

Lucy Lang

August 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Mr. Barr, Discretion Is a Prosecutor's Job

This complaint reflects willful blindness to the historical role of prosecutors as local ministers of justice, the sound legal basis for such uses of discretion, and the incontrovertible fact that lawful prosecutorial discretion has been used throughout American history by prosecutors along the entire political spectrum.

By Lucy Lang

5 minute read

April 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

How We Judge Prosecutors Has to Change

Despite a wealth of evidence showing public safety can be improved by connecting people to needed social and health services, the internal metrics of prosecutors' offices do little to incentivize this course of action.

By Rachel Barkow, Lucy Lang, Anne Milgram and Courtney Oliva

6 minute read

October 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Rachel Mitchell Violated National Prosecutorial Standards

The totality of the hearing clarified that Rachel Mitchell was hired outside counsel for the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary committee looking to defend Justice Kavanaugh from Dr. Ford's allegations.

By Lucy Lang

5 minute read


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