Matthew T Mangino

January 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A recent article in the New York Review of Books examined an art exhibition at the former Reading Prison in Berkshire, England. The prison, formerly known as the Reading Gaol, was for about two years the residence of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde.

By Matthew T. Mangino

14 minute read

December 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As of a week ago, 896 people have been shot and killed this year by police officers across the country. Only last year, The Washington Post began keeping track of officer-involved shooting deaths nationwide. This year's number is slightly off pace with last year's total of 991 deaths.

By Matthew T. Mangino

12 minute read

September 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The remains of Jacob Wetterling, abducted from a rural road in Minnesota 27 years ago, were found this month.

By Matthew T. Mangino

14 minute read

July 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The momentum for criminal justice reform, which was so promising in Congress early in the year, has fizzled out.

By Matthew T. Mangino

15 minute read

March 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Williams v. Pennsylvania, No. 15-5040. Attorneys for Terrance Williams argued that former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Castille should have recused himself from a 2014 case involving Williams.

By Matthew T. Mangino

12 minute read

January 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Getting elected is the easy part; governing is the real challenge. Ask Kathleen Kane.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

January 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Getting elected is the easy part; governing is the real challenge. Ask Kathleen Kane.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

December 01, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court has preferred to limit its review of death penalty cases to mainly questions of procedure. The high court has preferred to nibble around the edges when it comes to the death penalty—as in cases involving rape, juveniles, intellectual disabilities and lethal injection.

By Matthew T. Mangino

5 minute read

November 30, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court has preferred to limit its review of death penalty cases to mainly questions of procedure. The high court has preferred to nibble around the edges when it comes to the death penalty—as in cases involving rape, juveniles, intellectual disabilities and lethal injection.

By Matthew T. Mangino

5 minute read

September 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Kareem Johnson was on Pennsylvania's death row as the result of a 2007 Philadelphia murder conviction. When Johnson allegedly killed Walter Smith, prosecutors suggested that he shot him at such close range that Smith's blood splashed onto Johnson's red Air Jordan baseball cap, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read