▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁protect ing ▁crime ▁vict ims ’ ▁rights . ▁Rec ently , ▁Cass ell ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Mars y ' s ▁La ws ▁in ▁various ▁states . ▁Cass ell ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁co - author ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁school ▁case book ▁on ▁crime ▁vict ims ’ ▁rights , ▁Vict ims ▁In ▁C riminal ▁Pro cedure . ▁ ▁Cass ell ▁is ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁has ▁lit ig ated ▁for ▁a ▁victim ’ s ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁death ▁penalty ▁case . ▁ ▁Jane ▁Do e ▁# 1 ▁and ▁Jane ▁Do e ▁# 2 ▁v . ▁United ▁States ▁Cass ell ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁team ▁in ▁an ▁on going ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁several ▁alleg ed ▁vict ims ▁of ▁registered ▁sex ▁off ender ▁Jeff rey ▁Ep stein , ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁their ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁Crime ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁ ▁A ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁fil ing ▁in ▁a ▁federal ▁civil ▁suit ▁in ▁Florida ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Crime ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁Act ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁giving ▁Ep stein ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁viol ated ▁his ▁vict ims ' ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁Crime ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁The ▁fil ing ▁accused ▁Alan ▁D ers how itz , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁who ▁represented ▁Ep stein ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0