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View AllProf. Stephen J. Morse: Knowing How the Brain Enables the Mind Would Be ‘Revolutionary’
February 15, 2024
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Prof. Stephen J. Morse Offers His Perspective on the Release of John Hinckley Jr. from Court Oversight: AP
June 16, 2022
Prof. Morse explains the legal standards and process concerning John Hinckley’s release: AP
September 29, 2021
Prof. Morse says that motive for violent crimes is rarely mental illness, calls for thorough investigation before making judgement: App.com
January 14, 2020
Prof. Morse’s op-ed argues that it might make sense to jail addicts in some cases: CW
December 16, 2019
Prof. Morse explains the insanity defense and whether it’s Constitutional: Good Law/Bad Law podcast
November 26, 2019
Nearly 300 law professors sign Supreme Court amicus brief co-authored by Prof. Morse arguing against abolition of the insanity defense
October 7, 2019
The amicus brief addresses the question of whether the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments permit a state to abolish the insanity defense. The authors argue that some form of insanity defense is required by the Constitution.