Paul J. Larkin is a Senior Legal Fellow in the Meese Institute for the Rule of Law at Advancing American Freedom. Paul has held various positions in the federal and state governments throughout his career, such as being an attorney in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, Special Agent-in-Charge and Acting Director of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Environmental Protection Agency, and a member of the Parole Abolition and Sentencing Reform Commission and of the Juvenile Justice Reform Commission in the Office of Virginia Governor George Allen.
He has also worked at Verizon Communications and two law firms in Washington, D.C. His current research is principally in the fields of drug policy, criminal justice policy, and administrative law and policy. He has published numerous articles in law and public policy journals, both in print and online.
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Special Narcotics Prosecutions in NY
Cornell Student Chapter
Cornell Law SchoolMyron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States of Weed: Should Cannabis be Legalized?
Washington & Lee Student Chapter
Washington & Lee University School of Law; Classroom AE Denny Circle
Lexington, VA 24450
Cannabis Law and Federalism Debate
Columbia Student Chapter
Columbia Law School435 W 116th St
New York, NY 10027
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