“void for vagueness”

The Forgotten Jurisprudence of Parole & State Constitutional Doctrine of Vagueness

Cardozo Law Review (2023)

The majority of carceral sentences in the United States include the possibility of discretionary release on parole. Most such sentences, however, are unconstitutionally vague. Their unconstitutionality has gone unnoticed because contemporary scholarship and litigation about vague laws have focused on the U.S. Constitution in lieu of state constitutions. This Article unearths historic...