Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

Criminal law theorist at @PennLaw. Short, snarky, and substantive. If you follow me, I will lead.

[Scott Hershovitz @shershovitz]

Hey Philosophers of law, the Analytic Legal Philosophy Conference is at Harvard on May 17-18. Details and a link to register below. We'd love to see you!

https://t.co/zyZsDdUmH0

[Lucas Miotto @Miottoluc]

Delighted to announce the schedule for the 23/24 Legal Philosophy Trident Seminar Series. We have a fabulous line up, with presentations by @EliseWoodard20, @annefabpeter , @alma_diamond , @Philosophy_Law , and a few others (not on twitter).

[Kimberly Kessler Ferzan @KimFerzan]

My article on why crediting time served may contribute to criminal justice pathologies is out! Thanks to @BYULRev for their thoughtful editing!

[BYU Law Review @BYULRev]

Prof. Ferzan (@KimFerzan of @PennLaw), in “The Trouble with Time Served,” illustrates how crediting detainees for time served is perverse because it harms the innocent. https://t.co/HmAc7ovhHm

[Marc O. DeGirolami @MarcODeGirolami]

New American Journal of Jurisprudence articles considering Goldberg & Zipursky's "Recognizing Wrongs," including pieces by @KimFerzan, Hanoch Dagan & Avihay Dorfman, Linda Radzik, Rachael Walsh, Veronica Rodriguez Blanco, Timothy Borgerson. And me! https://t.co/FGGYqUJq63

[University of Pennsylvania Law Review @PennLRev]

We're closing out the semester with Vol. 171's final podcast episode! Listen to @KimFerzan at @pennlaw discuss her work about pretrial detention justifications, problems with time served credit, & the #MeToo movement, appearing in @BYULRev & @fsulawreview!
https://t.co/x9sj6oqweD

[EdinburghLegalTheory @EdLegalTheory]

Here's the Call for Abstracts for our #LegalTheory seminar series in academic year 2023/24. If you'd like to discuss your research in one of our lively and friendly seminars, please submit your abstract by Monday 3rd April. Look forward to hearing from you - and please retweet!

[Kimberly Kessler Ferzan @KimFerzan]

This was such a helpful discussion. I am so grateful to all who participated. Now I have to get revising....

[Ezequiel Monti @EzeqMonti]

This Friday @KimFerzan will be presenting her 'Detention and Distrust' on the justification of pre-trial detention. Can we forfeit our right to be trusted to be law-abiding? What would be the implications of such forfeiture? Really interesting stuff! All welcome!

[Criminal Law and Philosophy Journal @CLPHJournal]

A second symposium on Jonathan Quong's The Morality of Defensive Force. @MikeOtsuka, @HelenFrowe, @cecilemyfabre, Susanne Burri comment and Quong replies. https://t.co/rG4Ifhd4W8

[Criminal Law and Philosophy Journal @CLPHJournal]

New Issue Alert! 16/3: and it's fabulous. A thread. Book symposia on Alexander & @KimFerzan, Reflections on Crime and Culpability. Katz & Sandroni, Husak, Berman, and @_jaelee comment, + a reply. https://t.co/rG4Ifhd4W8

[Criminal Law and Philosophy Journal @CLPHJournal]

New and online: Larry Alexander and @KimFerzan reply to comments from Mitch Berman, Doug Husak, Leo Katz, @_jaelee, and Alvaro Sandroni on their book Reflections on Crime and Culpability. The comments are online; soon to be in the print edition. Meanwhile: https://t.co/nitWBDariZ

[The Regulatory Review @TheRegReview]

The time-served model should be left in the past when examining the detriments to low-income detained individuals and their families, explains @KimFerzan. https://t.co/niC00368TW

[Criminal Law and Philosophy Journal @CLPHJournal]

#TBT
14/3, October 2020: More from the special on Duff’s The Realm of Criminal Law (2/5)
@KimFerzan, "The Reach of the Realm"; Gideon Yaffe, "Punishing Non-citizens"; Victor Tadros, "Criminalization: In and Out". Here: https://t.co/tNR7DnADhB

[Lucas Miotto @Miottoluc]

📢 @EzeqMonti and I are pleased to announce this brand new seminar series in legal philosophy. All seminars will be online and open to all. Save the dates!

[Kimberly Kessler Ferzan @KimFerzan]

Delighted to talk about my scholarship on “dissent-sensitive permissions” with Faculti. https://t.co/gO0TlY0VbK

[The National Partnership for Pretrial Justice @ReformPretrial]

In a criminal legal system filled with injustice, crediting time served is often viewed as a positive practice. Yet, @KimFerzan with @PennLaw argues it's harmful and should be abandoned altogether. Read our latest Q&A. https://t.co/ekkVby4n7K

[Elvira Basevich @EBasevich]

Congratulations to the amazing Erin Kelly for winning the Pulitzer Prize for her collaboration with the singular artist Winfred Rembert. The project is an inspiration for philosophers, artists, and writers ❤ ❤ ❤ A must read! A little about the project: https://t.co/QaqSkddIRF

[Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) @APPRpretrial]

"Pretrial detention unjustly detains innocent people, negatively impacts trial outcomes, and induces pleas that turn the innocent into the guilty. 'Time served makes us complacent about the harm we do by detention,' @KimFerzan writes. @TheCrimeReport https://t.co/qqvrSeMSKN

[Criminal Law and Philosophy Journal @CLPHJournal]

#TBT (2/3)
Vol 13, no 1 (2019) Lisa Hecht engages with @KimFerzan in "Provocateurs and Their Rights to Self-Defence". Meanwhile @sylviarich19 asks "Can Corporations Experience Duress?" Both open access, both here: https://t.co/HzSswEZmSG

[The American Law Institute @AmLawInst]

.@KimFerzan was recently featured on an episode of @TalksOnLaw where she discussed self defense and use of deadly force. https://t.co/LiCqymltBF

[Lawrence Solum @lsolum]

Ferzan on Credit for Time Served https://t.co/vIHpeKDYCH