His findings challenged prevailing views of criminal behavior — and reached perhaps their largest audience on “The Sopranos.”
Author: Emily Langer
Bud Shuster, congressional ‘King of Asphalt,’ dies at 91
The Pennsylvania Republican directed billions of dollars in public works as chairman of the powerful House Transportation Committee.
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103
At 27, he prosecuted Nazis for more than 1 million deaths in perhaps the largest murder case in history.
Kenneth Brody, investment banker who led Export-Import Bank, dies at 79
A prominent figure in Washington as well as on Wall Street, he rallied donors in the financial industry behind Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign.
Morris Amitay, ardent advocate for Israel, dies at 86
As executive director of AIPAC in the 1970s, he helped turn the group into one of the most effective lobbying organizations in Washington.
William Consovoy, leading conservative lawyer, dies at 48
He played a key role in ongoing efforts to reshape voting laws and dismantle affirmative action and was also a personal attorney to President Donald Trump.
Carey Parker, stalwart Senate aide to Ted Kennedy, dies at 88
He helped shape some of the most significant federal laws of the past 50 years, becoming an eminence of Capitol Hill in his own right.
Eleanor Jackson Piel, lawyer who challenged wrongful convictions, dies at 102
One of few women in her era to practice criminal law, she helped win the release of two Florida defendants known as the Death Row Brothers.
Laurence Silberman, titan of conservative jurisprudence, dies at 86
The federal appeals court judge was celebrated among conservatives as a constant if sometimes provocative exponent of judicial restraint
Jim Florio, New Jersey congressman and governor, dies at 85
He signed one of the strongest gun-control laws in the country but lost his bid for reelection as governor over a massive increase in taxes.