Question
Victims are controversially allowed to remain in court the entire trial via this law. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this victims’ rights law named for a California woman, which has been struck down in Montana and Pennsylvania.
ANSWER: Marsy’s Law [or the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008]
[10m] The ACLU practices strategic litigation known by this word, which uses lawsuits for societal change. Victims’ rights groups support the right to read victim statements described by this word at trials prior to sentencing.
ANSWER: impact [or victim impact statements; or impact litigation]
[10e] Another controversial aspect of Marsy’s Law is the victim’s right to argue against granting defendants this kind of conditional release, which involves checking in with a namesake officer.
ANSWER: parole
<Emmett Laurie and Zoe Chang, Social Science>
Summary
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo | 10/28/2023 | Y | 4 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU | 10/28/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 7 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl (UK) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC | 10/28/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
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Texas A | Oklahoma A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Rice | Texas B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Oklahoma B | Texas C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |