John Meixner

Asst Prof @UGASchoolofLaw. Teaching & writing on crim, neurolaw, evidence, law & psych. Former fed prosecutor, @UMich & @NorthwesternLaw alum.

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New draft! Shocking Sentences (forthcoming @IndianaLJ).  Check it out here: https://t.co/4RvNTxPXvZ.
I argue that recidivist penalties are unjust in part because they're totally unexpected—indeed, shocking—to the defendants who face them. And psychology explains why! A brief🧵

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I had a great time presenting at Northwestern Law's first alumni in academia conference! Thanks @PaulGowder and @HariOsofsky for putting on such a great event. Awesome to see old friends and meet a new group of JD/PhD students who are doing amazing work!

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🚨Cool conference alert🚨 I had a blast at the first "Law &" conference in Hong Kong, exploring interdisciplinary legal studies across domains. Thanks @ryanwhalen for putting together an amazing group of scholars!

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Delighted to release two new books into the world!

*Dilemmas in Digital Abuse* & *Cybercrime Scenarios* feature lots of “dilemmas” & “scenarios” exploring law/tech issues.

Download for free on my website, where you’ll also find links for ~$14 paperbacks: https://t.co/n5tkz1LHx2

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@RichardMRe Thanks Richard! On (1), it's definitely possible, though I think the psychological literature suggests folks are likely legitimately surprised. On (2) I think it's part of the solution! Though the bias toward linear presumptions is difficult to eliminate.

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New draft! Shocking Sentences (forthcoming @IndianaLJ).  Check it out here: https://t.co/4RvNTxPXvZ.
I argue that recidivist penalties are unjust in part because they're totally unexpected—indeed, shocking—to the defendants who face them. And psychology explains why! A brief🧵

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We should reconsider regimes that lead to sentences like this, or, at the very least, take serious measures to increase notice of sharp recidivist sentencing penalties.

This is a working draft, so I'd love to hear thoughts and feedback!

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I think this is normatively bad, for a number of reasons. It undermines due process and predictability in the law, limits any potential deterrence of recidivist sentencing penalties, and harms defendants for no real crime-control benefit. 8/

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This is a great conference for junior profs and folks getting ready to go on the job market. Join us next year!

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Had an awesome time presenting a new sentencing paper this week at the Juniors Scholars Conference. Awesome work putting this together @david__simon!

#JSC2024

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@JoshuaBHoe @MaybellRomero I clicked to post this exact same thing. The one A2 food that I have not been able to find anything close anywhere else.

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Excited to see this awesome group of folks in a few weeks!

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@MaybellRomero @USDKnudsonLaw @ShihChunChien1 @UNLCollegeofLaw @RachelJKincaid @ktkron @UConnLaw Had such a blast with y'all -- what a great group of projects!

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@MaybellRomero @GGKrishnamoomoo @TulaneLawReview An easy shoutout to give -- Guha's piece is so great!

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@lee_kovarsky @ProfRobAnderson Same