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NAPD regularly features writings from public defender members as they respond to relevant events, consider policy questions, summarize relevant case law, or appear as guests on podcasts. The blog posts reflect the diverse perspectives of the national public defense community and do not reflect any formal positions by NAPD. Read them below!

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RJ & DEIJ Corner

The RJ & DEIJ Corner: Meetups & Events Recaps (January to March 2024)

Author
Brittany Gail Thomas, Esq.
April 24, 2024
Podcast

Why is this Vitally Important Forensic Science so Rarely Used by Defense Attorneys and the Legal System? w/Dr. Shameka Stewart

Author
hunter.parnell
April 19, 2024
Podcast

Where is the Ethical Limit for Zealous Criminal Defense Advocacy? w/Martín Sabelli

April 17, 2024
Podcast policing

Why Isn’t a Cop Who was Indicted for Shooting an Unarmed Suspect Being Prosecuted? w/Andrew Darling

Author
hunter.parnell
April 11, 2024
Podcast Sentencing

Why Are People Being Found Not Guilty but Still Going to Prison? w/Andrea Jaeger

Author
hunter.parnell
April 9, 2024
Court Summaries Supreme Court

Pulsifer v. U.S.:  Supreme Court limits criminal-history “safety valve” relief under First Step Act

April 8, 2024
Court Summaries Supreme Court

McElrath v. Georgia:  Double Jeopardy bars retrial after acquittal even if verdict is inconsistent with other verdicts

Author
greg.mermelstein
April 8, 2024
Supreme Court

Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fikre:  Challenge to “no fly list” not moot after removal unless government proves listing will not recur

Author
greg.mermelstein
April 5, 2024
Podcast

224: How the DVSJA Gave Two Survivors of Domestic Violence a Second Chance w/Assia Serrano and Trinity Copeland

Author
hunter.parnell
April 4, 2024