Blogs

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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Chronological

Non-Capital Mitigation and the Quest to Inject Empathy into the Law w Lindsay Bendell

Author
hunter.parnell
April 6, 2023
Chronological

How Unionization Enables Public Defenders to Get Victories in and Out of Court w Garret Miller and Brooke Longuevan

Author
hunter.parnell
April 4, 2023
Chronological

Why it is so Difficult to Get the Innocent out of Prison w Daniel Medwed

Author
hunter.parnell
April 3, 2023
NAPD Blog Posts

Celebrating the Transgender Day of Visibility: An Open Letter From the NAPD Team

Author
NAPD
March 31, 2023
Chronological

Unlocking the Potential of Public Defense in LA County w Ricardo Garcia

Author
hunter.parnell
March 30, 2023
Chronological

How Public Defense is Failing in the West w Emily Hamer

Author
hunter.parnell
March 30, 2023
Court Summaries

Cruz v. Arizona: Arizona rule was not “adequate” state grounds to bar federal review of capital defendant’s claim he wasn’t allowed to tell jury he wouldn’t be paroled

Author
greg.mermelstein
March 28, 2023
Chronological

How the Delaware Law Enforcement Bill of Rights Keeps Cop Misconduct Hidden w Kevin O’Connell, Misty Seemans, and Elliot Marguels

Author
hunter.parnell
March 21, 2023
Chronological

101: Reflecting on Gideon v Wainwright, the Past, Present and Future of Public Defense w Justine Olderman and Wes Caines

Author
hunter.parnell
March 21, 2023