Written by: Lexi Sipos Introduction Healthcare workers in America are arguably the backbone of our society, so why aren’t they protected accordingly? According to the American Medical Association Code of Ethics, which outlines professional responsibility expectations, “When a patient suffers significant medical complications that may have resulted from the physician’s mistake or judgment, the physician is ethically required to disclose to the patient all the … Continue reading Safeguarding I’m Sorry: Empathy, Healthcare, and Society

Written By: Aelan Snyder ’28 A criminal trial is a painstakingly long process for all parties involved. The process becomes even more drawn out when a mistrial is declared at the end of a trial and the prosecution chooses to retry the case. Now a defendant must go through pre-trial motions, scheduling a trial, jury-selection and the trial itself, not once but twice, to obtain … Continue reading Dead Time After Mistrial: How Virginia’s Lack of Speedy Trial Clock for Retrial is Undermining Justice