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I track murder cases that use the 'gay panic defense,' a controversial practice banned in 9 states

  • Written by W. Carsten Andresen, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward's University
The ABA has called for states to curtail 'gay panic' and 'trans panic' defenses.icedmocha/Shutterstock.com

On January 21, New Jersey became the ninth state in the nation to ban the gay panic defense, a strategy that the governor said is “rooted in homophobia.” W. Carsten Andresen, a criminal justice scholar, has been building a database...

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