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Restorative Justice in Murder Cases

November 26, 2018 – 2:04 pm

The New Orleans District Attorney’s office is implementing restorative justice to resolve murder cases. It’s been used to induce a plea agreement for one murderer, and reduce the sentence of another. Jeremy Burse was just 15 in 2010 when he and his friend Anthony Davis, 16, tried to rob a security guard. Burse shot at […]

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Apology and Humor

November 12, 2018 – 2:13 pm

Incorporating humor with an apology is risky. If anyone could pull it off, it’d be a cast member of Saturday Night Live, right? But even Pete Davidson, after a few lame comments, delivered a straight public apology Saturday night for mocking Congressman-elect Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw on “Weekend Update” last week. The apology met the […]

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Megyn Kelly Apologizes for “Blackface” Comments

October 25, 2018 – 10:24 am

TV host Megyn Kelly apologized yesterday for comments she made earlier this week on her talk show about blackface. First, the offense: In her morning talk show, Kelly and three guests were discussing inappropriate Halloween costumes. Noting the criticism of actress Luann DeLesseps for dressing as Diana Ross for a Halloween costume party last year, […]

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What if Judge Kavanagh had Received Conflict Coaching?

October 5, 2018 – 4:26 pm

Since the Honorable Brett Kavanagh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, he has issued two statements of regret–an apology to Senator Klobuchar that evening, for answering her question with a question; and an acknowledgment in the Wall Street Journal today that his tone was sharp, and he said some things he now wishes he hadn’t […]

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An Apology After the Hearing

September 29, 2018 – 1:52 pm

The evening after the Honorable Brett Kavanagh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he apologized to Senator Klobuchar regarding his response to her: “She asked me a question at the end, and I responded by asking her a question and I’m sorry I did that.” This article has an interesting perspective on that apology. The author notes […]

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