Thinking Outside the Cell: A…

November 19, 2011

Marc Levin, J.D.

Marc A. Levin is the Chief Policy Counsel at the Council on Criminal Justice and Senior Advisor to Right on Crime.

Protecting Trafficking Victims from Prosecution: Redefining Duress

Human trafficking survivors in the State of Texas deserve justice. Existing legal protections for victims is inadequate. Amending the existing definition of duress in Texas statute will enable victims to escape unjust prosecution, better steward state resources, and hold true perpetrators accountable.” Key points: Many victims of human trafficking are prosecuted for crimes occurred while...

July 24, 2024

Energy & Environment

Keeping Politics Out of State Pensions: A Multi-State Survey of Proxy Voting Practices

State pensions, including Texas, have been influenced by the wave of political activism within the finance industry and need to develop tools to ensure they stop supporting such activism. Key points – Consolidation in the finance industry has enabled progressive political activists to coopt the industry to advance their agenda on issues ranging from climate...

September 6, 2024

Local Government

Will Voters Decide to Leave Austin?

Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a limited disannexation measure, House Bill 3053, that allows people unfairly captured by large cities during a particular time period to hold an election on the question of staying or leaving municipal control. The law was passed after concerns were raised that some cities had accelerated their involuntary annexation...

February 12, 2024

Marc Levin, J.D.

Related content

Protecting Trafficking Victims from Prosecution: Redefining Duress

Keeping Politics Out of State Pensions: A Multi-State Survey of Proxy Voting Practices

Will Voters Decide to Leave Austin?