NAPD’s plan to help Public Defenders around the country implement the new National Workload Standards W Cydni Sanchez

Today, Hunter spoke with President of the National Association for Public Defense’s Board of Directors, Cydni Sanchez, to discuss the NAPD’s plan to help Public Defenders around the country implement the new National Workload Standards. With her experience in New Mexico, Cydni is expertly situated to […]

Today, Hunter once again sat down with Stephen Hanlon to talk Public Defender Workload Studies

Today, Hunter once again sat down with Stephen Hanlon to talk Public Defender Workload Studies. This time, they spoke about the brand new National Workload Standards for Public Defense that are finally out as of today! While it is extremely […]

Announcement: The RAND Corporation and partners have published the new National Public Defense Workload Study

‘Milestone’ study released on national public defense workload crisis  National Association for Public Defense statement The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) celebrates the release of the National Public Defense Workload Study, a project of the RAND Corporation, the National […]

The Communication Breakdown Eroding Trust in the Colorado Public Defender System with Kiyomi Bolick, Mike Kubicek, and Oliver Rose Katz

Last year, Hunter spoke with members of the newly formed Defenders Union of Colorado (DUC) to discuss their reason for unionization and the challenges facing all employees of Colorado Public Defense. Today, Hunter is once again speaking with DUC, but […]

What is Causing the Indiana Public Defender System to Fail with Ashley Spolarich, Deana Martin, and Joel Schumm

When the Sixth Amendment Center came to Indiana, it left no doubt that Public Defense in the state was failing. Now seven years later, almost nothing has changed. How can that be possible? To answer that question and exploring why […]

U.S. v. Hansen: Law prohibiting “encouraging or inducing” illegal immigration not overly broad under First Amendment

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender              The federal law which prohibits “encouraging or inducing” illegal immigration criminalizes only intentional solicitation and facilitation of unlawful acts, and is not overly broad under the First […]

157: The Racist History of the “Child Welfare” System with Leshaah Murphy

Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Ieshaah Murphy to understand how the racist history of the “Child Welfare” should inform our understanding of that very systems today. When analyzing a system for any type of systemic bias, it is essential to […]

156: Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do about It with Jay Aronson

How many people die in custody? Such a simple question, but no one can actually tell you the answer. Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Jay Aronson to discuss his new book Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What […]

155 – How the NY Legal Aid Created a Digital Forensics Unit to Push Back on the Power of Police and Prosecutors w Jerome Greco

For cops and prosecutors, the idea of not having access to their own forensic departments is almost inconceivable, but for Public Defense, that is the standard practice. Today, Hunter sat down with Jerome Greco, the supervising attorney for one of […]

Samia v. U.S.: Nontestifying codefendant’s confession is admissible in joint trial if defendant is identified as “other person” and limiting instruction is given

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender              In a joint trial of codefendants, admission of a nontestifying codefendant’s confession which has been modified to avoid directly identifying the nonconfessing codefendant does not violate the […]