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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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
Podcast

223: The New York Law Giving a Second Chance to Criminalized Domestic Violence Survivors w/Elizabeth Isaacs

Author
hunter.parnell
April 4, 2024
Podcast

The Case for Decriminalizing Domestic Violence w/Leigh Goodmark

Author
hunter.parnell
April 2, 2024
Supreme Court

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

Author
greg.mermelstein
March 28, 2024
DEIJ

It’s Not That Complicated: Basic Truths about DEI

Author
Charles M. Fox, Jr., M.A.P.P.
March 28, 2024
NAPD Blog Posts

NAPD Partners with ABA to Launch Task Force for Public Defense Independence

Author
NAPD
March 27, 2024