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Paul Cassell

  • Professor, University of Utah
Salt Lake City
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Law professor at @sjquinney. Former judge and expert on crime victims' rights, police interrogation, and other criminal and civil justice issues.
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Utah's New Rule Allowing Propensity Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions

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By Paul Cassell
| The Volokh Conspiracy
Sex Crimes Utah's New Rule Allowing Propensity Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions While propensity evidence is generally inadmissible in criminal cases, an exception for sexual assault cases is both common practice and good public policy. | During the 2026 session, Utah's legislature amended Utah's rules of evidence, adding a new provision (subsection 404(d)). The new provision allows prosecutors to present to juries sexual assault propensity evidence in sexual assault cases.
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Some Thoughts on Law Professor Richard Epstein's Ideas for Fixing FIFA's Flawed Rulebook

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By Paul Cassell
| Inkl
Epstein proposes reconsidering how yellow cards and red cards currently operate. They both carry consequences over from one game to the next. A yellow card carries little immediate consequence in the first game where it is given. Indeed, because there is no real penalty, players often resort to "tactical fouls" to stop breakaways and other scoring opportunities. It is only when a player receives a second yellow card—even in the next game—that a serious consequence results: expulsion.
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Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020?

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By Paul Cassell
| The Volokh Conspiracy
Crime Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020? My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests surrounding George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, homicides and gun violence increased as a result. | In 2020, major cities across the country suffered dramatic spikes in homicides and shootings.
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