Associate Prof. of Law @WidenerLawCW. Immigrant. Writes on gender-based violence, domestic violence, sex crimes, victimized offenders & underenforcement
Joined January 2019
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Happy to share that my most recent paper, "Excusing Abused Parents," is forthcoming in the @OhioStateLJ. I argue that failure-to-protect laws ignore the domestic victimization of abused parents & propose an affirmative defense to excuse these parents. lnkd.in/etEtmAqU
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Virginia Law Review Online has published a tribute issue for Frederick Schauer. Essays by Kendrick, Tushnet, Alexander, Rakoff, Cheng, Shanor, Stone, and Allenbach & Zeckhauser. Fred was a friend, mentor, and inspiration for almost 40 years. legaltheoryblog.com/?p=11208…
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I'm honored to have received the Douglas E. Ray Award Excellence in Faculty Scholarship. I'm incredibly grateful to Dean cummings, Associate Dean Hemingway and Associate Dean Family & my wonderful colleagues at @WidenerUniv Commonwealth Law School for this recognition
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Excited to see "Compassionate Charge Reduction" published in the @UCDavisLRev. I advocate for prosecutors to reduce charges brought against victimized offenders in domestic and familial settings whose crimes directly result from their victimization lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/ar…
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Congrats, @BenMcJunkin! Thrilled to see this piece out in the law school I went to! 🎉🎉🎉
Apr 17
I’m so excited to finally see Consent & Causation out in print in the @VirginiaLawRev !
I really like this piece, which asks whether sexual consent should be understood in terms of causation. Thank you to the many generous commenters!
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Apr 16
After lots of major proposals, US Sentencing Commission adopts some modest guideline reforms sentencinglawandpolicy.wordp… via @SLandP
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Such an inspirational speaker! Thank you, @DavidLeegarlock for sharing your experiences with us! #MenToo, #VictimizedOffenders, #AbusetoPrisonPipeline #traumaInformedLawyering
Apr 17
@ProfBuchhandler and @WidenerLawCW's Criminal Law Society hosted @DavidLeegarlock for a powerful talk, “From Abused to Accused: Lived Experiences in the Criminal Legal System.”
#TraumaInformedLawyering #VictimizedOffenders #MenToo #ReentryAdvocacy
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Apr 13
Extremely grateful to @lsolum for highlighting my Anti-Holistic Algorithms piece! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Apr 13
Ravid on Holistic Rehabilitation and Algorithmic Risk Assessment, legaltheoryblog.com/?p=11057… - Itay Ravid (Villanova University – Charles Widger School of Law) has posted Anti-Holistic Algorithms (78(6) Vanderbilt L. Rev. 1765 (2025)) on SSRN.
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Congratulations, @ItayRavid ! Looking forward to reading it!
Apr 10
Spring-inspired offprints! (Thank you @VandLRev) If you’d like to join me in thinking more critically about the future of holistic criminal justice reforms in an era of algorithmic governance, give it a read. (tinyurl.com/5cfjnku8)
#CriminalJustice #Law #LegalTech #AI
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Highly recommend it! Wish I could apply but I no longer meet the eligibility standards.
Mar 27
Calling all junior law faculty! Join us for the 2026 Junior Faculty Forum at Richmond Law on May 20-21 to present your scholarship, gain feedback, and network in a collegial setting. richmond.iad1.qualtrics.com/…
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Yesterday was one of those rare days as a lawyer and scholar when the law offered a glimmer of hope.
The PA Supreme Court held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for 2nd degree murder amount to cruel punishment under the PA Constitution.
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Comments welcome! Would love to hear any thoughts in this piece, which is the third installment in a series of papers on victimized offenders in domestic settings.
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Congrats to @ProfBuchhandler on “Excusing Abused Parents,” accepted by @OhioStateLJ. The article challenges failure-to-protect laws and proposes a new defense for abused parents. Read more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Looking forward to reading this piece! Congrats, @BenMcJunkin !
Mar 9
McJunkin on Reckless Accomplices, legaltheoryblog.com/2026/03/… - Ben A. McJunkin (Arizona State University (ASU) – Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) has posted Reckless Accomplices on SSRN.
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Grateful to my wonderful colleagues who unanimously voted to promote me to the rank of full professor of law.
Congratulations to @ProfBuchhandler on her promotion to full professor of law, approved by the Widener University Board of Trustees following a unanimous faculty vote. Widener Law Commonwealth proudly celebrates this well-deserved milestone.
#WidenerLawCW #WLC #WidenerPride
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Thank you, @ChrisOdinet. I join you in celebrating the legacy of my mentor and friend @profjuliet @WidenerLawCW
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This is fun news to see but more than anything it gives me a chance to remember and celebrate my dear friend and mentor @profjuliet: floridalawreview.com/about #JulietMoringiello
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Thank you, @SSRN for highlighting my article “Compassionate Undercharging.”
Compassionate Undercharging: this article argues for prosecutorial leniency towards victimized offenders.
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@ProfBuchhandler
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15 May 2025
Interested in #MenendezBrothers resentencing? I just uploaded a draft of my article "Compassionate Undercharging" on @SSRN. Highlighting the impact of domestic abuse, the paper advocates for bringing lesser homicide charges against victimized offenders. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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13 May 2025
My Article, "Police Minimalism in Domestic Violence," is now published in the @ArizStLJ !
It advocates for integrating civilian responders into domestic violence emergency responses. The full article is available here: arizonastatelawjournal.org/2…...
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Please join our gender-based violence tomorrow! I’ll present my latest project “Compassionate Undercharging,” forthcoming @UCDavisLRev Our amazing line up of speakers include @m2dempsey @BenMcJunkin @NatalieNanasi @RachelJWechsler
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Very much looking forward to presenting! It should be a great symposium.
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