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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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168: Alaska’s Brief Moment of Criminal Justice Reform and their Turn to Tough on Crime Policies w/ Mike Garvey and Megan Edge

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hunter.parnell
September 26, 2023
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A New Database Providing Public Defenders the Latest Social Science Data for Court with Eve Primus

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hunter.parnell
September 25, 2023
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Rebuilding the New York Legal Aid Society’s Union Strength with Jane Fox

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hunter.parnell
September 22, 2023
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How the Deck is Heavily Stacked Against Federal Public Defenders with Colin Prince and Jay McEntire

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hunter.parnell
September 21, 2023
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Will a New Data Driven Approach Be the Key to the Future for Montana Public Defense with Brett Schandelson

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hunter.parnell
September 19, 2023
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Why Would You Even Ask That? The Absurdity of America’s Youth Justice System with Iliana Pujols

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hunter.parnell
September 15, 2023
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Counterman v. Colorado: “True threats” prosecutions require mens rea of “recklessness” to not violate First Amendment

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greg.mermelstein
September 14, 2023
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163: Imagining Something Better than Washington’s Patchwork Public Defender System with Larry Jefferson

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hunter.parnell
September 14, 2023

Jury Nullification, Conscientious Acquittal, and the Fight To Regain Jury Independence w/Clark Neily

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Hunter Parnell
September 13, 2023