This March 2024 article discusses the impact that low-level misdemeanor crimes have on the court system and people's lives. It was published by the Brenan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute. Its authors have extensive credentials in politics, law, and as journalists working for reputable publications. The article was written to show that while violent crimes fill up a portion of the court docket, it is mostly minor offenses that clog up the court system that are unconstitutional and racially targeted in some cases. This information can be verified through public records and statistics. I would choose this article for research because it is a reputable source with well-researched statistical informaito that can be verified.

The author of this article, Nancy Loeb, is a law professor at Northwestern University in Chicago. She is a member of the board directors at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the National Women’s Law Center, and the Chicago Bar Foundation. She represented a group of Midwest farmers who fought minig companies that came to their commuity to strip the land for frac sand to use in oil and gas wells. She wrote this article in 2016 to bring awareness to the environmental destruction, loss of farmland and the farmers who were fighting to keep their livelihoods and their crops safe from destruction due to mining. This information can be verified in public records, such as court filigs, city council meeting minutes and through information requested through the Freedom of Information Act. Nancy is a expert on this issue because she represented the group of farmers through multiple public hearings and court cases.