Right / Left cooperation on criminal justice reform

While the political rhetoric of "law and order" often separates liberals and conservatives, the question of the substantive effects of criminal procedure have always suggested room for common cause between liberal critics of police procedures and sentencing and conservative/libertarian concerns with expanding state power. Today's New York Times has an interesting piece previewing 6 upcoming Supreme Court cases that deal with criminal justice issues and includes many quotes from across the political spectrum advocating for significant reform in this area. This is all quite relevant to yesterday's class discussion of law and order and the questions we will discuss next week as well.