Best E J Sutton Podcasts (2025)

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#64: Interview with Alabama criminal defense attorney Richard S. Jaffe, author of the NACDLPress publication, “Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned” 2nd Ed. 37:22

4y ago37:22

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In this episode, NACDL Public Affairs and Communications Associate Madeline Sklar sits down (virtually) with Alabama criminal defense attorney Richard S. Jaffe to discuss his NACDLPress publication, Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned 2nd Ed., his four decade-long legal career, and the case of Toforest Johnson. Learn more about NACDL. Madeline …

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#63: Interview with Founder and Executive Director of Civil Rights Corps Alec Karakatsanis, author of “Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System” 1:01:03

4y ago1:01:03

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In this episode, NACDL Executive Director Norman L. Reimer sits down (virtually) with Founder and Executive Director of Civil Rights Corps Alec Karakatsanis to discuss his book Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. Karakatsanis’ book offers a timely critique of the criminal “injustice system” and those who consc…

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#62: Interview with NYU School of Law Professor Rachel E. Barkow, Author of "Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration" 1:21:02

5+ y ago1:21:02

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NACDL Executive Director Norman L. Reimer recently interviewed NYU School of Law Professor Rachel E. Barkow, author of Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration, published earlier this year. Professor Barkow’s outstanding and well-researched book calls for an approach to criminal justice grounded in rational decision making ra…

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#61: Televerde, the Arouet Foundation, and Second Chances for Women Coming Out of Incarceration 28:37

6y ago28:37

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In this episode, we learn about two very interesting and innovative organizations opening the doors of rehabilitation, skills development, and successful re-entry for women in and coming out of the prison system – Televerde and the Arouet Foundation. We hear from Michelle Cirocco, Chief Social Responsibility Officer at Televerde, and Alison Rapping…

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#60: Federal Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton’s Important New Book, "51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law" 22:32

6y ago22:32

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In this episode, we hear from Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton who sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judge Sutton recently released a terrific book, 51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law. There is much to learn for criminal defense lawyers and others from Judge Sutton’s book and from thi…

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#59: Criminal Discovery Reform Efforts in Virginia 24:08

7y ago24:08

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In this episode, we explore the ongoing, multi-year effort to bring criminal discovery reform to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an effort in which NACDL has been a leader. First, I spoke with Doug Ramseur, the capital defender for central Virginia and past president and current board member of Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. We the…

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#58: NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson on Clemency, Collateral Consequences, and Criminal Justice Reform 11:43

7y ago11:43

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In this episode, we hear from Derrick Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. I caught up with Mr. Johnson after a meeting he had in New York concerning the NACDL/FAMM State Clemency Project, which the NAACP is supporting. Mr. Johnson spoke about the NAACP, criminal justice reform,…

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#57: Episode Fifty-Seven – The Right to Counsel: A Conversation with Utah Judge Michael W. Kwan 17:46

7y ago17:46

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As part of NACDL’s Public Defense Training Program, NACDL visited Utah to provide a free training to defense lawyers. While in Utah, NACDL Public Affairs & Communications Assistant Allie Funk had the opportunity to sit down with Judge Michael W. Kwan to discuss the right to counsel in America. Since 1998, Judge Kwan has served the Taylorsville Muni…

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#56: Forthcoming Documentary: "In The Executioner’s Shadow" 12:41

7y ago12:41

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In this episode, we hear from American University School of Communication Professor Rick Stack about a forthcoming, very important documentary concerning the death penalty in America, entitled In The Executioner’s Shadow. This documentary is co-produced by Rick Stack and Professor Maggie Burnette Stogner, also of the American University School of C…

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#55: "The Feminine Sixth: Women for the Defense" 14:48

7y ago14:48

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Tomorrow is March 1, the start of Women’s History Month, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, through its publishing unit NACDL Press, is releasing The Feminine Sixth: Women for the Defense, a groundbreaking book on women in criminal defense by Andrea D. Lyon. Ms. Lyon is a leading criminal defense attorney, legal scholar, Dean…

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#54: "The War on Kids," an Essential New Book by Professor Cara Drinan 30:59

7+ y ago30:59

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In this podcast, we hear from Professor Cara Drinan about her new book released today by Oxford University Press, The War on Kids: How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way. This is a must read. Professor Drinan’s masterful and accessible book weaves together the stories of individual children in our criminal justice system with history, analysis,…

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#53: South Carolina’s Sixth Amendment-Free Zones 27:57

7+ y ago27:57

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Last year, NACDL released its first report on South Carolina’s summary courts, Summary Injustice: A Look at Constitutional Deficiencies in South Carolina's Summary Courts. This first report was a joint project with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of South Carolina. Then, earlier this year, NACDL released its second report on …

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#52: NACDL’s First Amendment Strike Force and Mass Defense Unit 8:33

7+ y ago8:33

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The Foundation for Criminal Justice (FCJ) and NACDL have established the First Amendment Strike Force and Mass Defense Unit. The goal of this project is to provide qualified counsel to represent protesters when the exercise of First Amendment rights results in arrest and prosecution. Specifically, NACDL supports a cadre of criminal defense lawyers …

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#51: Packingham v. North Carolina: Collateral Consequences at the High Court 21:44

8y ago21:44

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NACDL Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez recently had the opportunity to speak with attorneys Jonathan Hacker and Deanna Rice from the Washington, D.C. office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Jon and Deanna, together with their Associate Kimya Saied, co-authored NACDL’s amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief to the U.S. Su…

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#50: Professor Suja A. Thomas on "The Missing American Jury" 24:01

8+ y ago24:01

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NACDL Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez recently had the opportunity to speak with University of Illinois College of Law Professor Suja A. Thomas about her new book: The Missing American Jury: Restoring the Fundamental Constitutional Role of the Criminal, Civil, and Grand Juries, published by Cambridge University Press. …

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#49: United States v. FedEx Corp.: The Billion Dollar-plus Criminal Case that Simply Wasn’t 32:11

8+ y ago32:11

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NACDL Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez recently had the opportunity to speak with NACDL member and attorney Cristina C. Arguedas and her colleagues Ted W. Cassman and Raphael M. Goldman, all from the law firm of Arguedas, Cassman & Headley, LLP in Berkeley, California. Ms. Arguedas was lead defense counsel in one of the…

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#48: United States v. Clay: A Case Study in Overcriminalization and Unchecked Prosecutorial Discretion 24:34

9+ y ago24:34

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NACDL Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez recently had the opportunity to sit down with attorney Matt Kaiser, a partner at the firm of Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC in Washington, DC. Mr. Kaiser was lead counsel on an amicus curiae, or friend-of-the-court, brief submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th …

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#47: Harry C. Alford, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce 13:58

10y ago13:58

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I recently had the honor to sit down with Harry C. Alford, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce in his offices here in Washington, DC. Mr. Alford spoke about the need for criminal justice reform, his concerns about overcriminalization, and some of the steps he and his organization have taken to be a part of the solution. As f…

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#46: Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s "Guantánamo Diary" 34:54

10y ago34:54

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On January 20, Little, Brown and Company released a new book about the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But this book is like no other on the subject that has been published to date. This book, entitled Guantánamo Diary, is the actual, albeit redacted, diary of Mohamedou Ould Slahi who remains imprisoned there by t…

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#45: The Fishy Case of Yates v. United States Now Before the U.S. Supreme Court 14:53

10+ y ago14:53

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Yates v. United States is a case highlighting the dangerous consequences stemming from the unconstitutional executive expansion of the federal law. In Yates v. United States, the government used a post-Enron anti-shredding statute to prosecute a fisherman for the disappearance of three fish from his shipping vessel. Argument in that case is being h…

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#44: Author Interview ~ "Not Guilty: The Unlawful Prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens" By Rob Cary 11:33

10+ y ago11:33

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Today, Rob Cary, a defense attorney for Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, released a new book – Not Guilty: The Unlawful Prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (NACDL Press/Thomson Reuters) – recounting the trial six years ago of a powerful senator. On Oct. 27, 2008, Stevens was wrongfully found guilty of allegedly failing to disclose gifts, leading …

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#43: Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Addresses NACDL Annual Meeting and Seminar 32:16

10+ y ago32:16

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This is a Special Edition of The Criminal Docket. On August 1, 2014, at the 57th Annual Meeting and Seminar of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and 13th Annual Conference of NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. delivered important remarks concerning criminal justice reform and…

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#42: Criminal Justice and the Media: Covering Appellate Decisions 1:11:51

11y ago1:11:51

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This is a Special Edition of The Criminal Docket. NACDL recently produced Criminal Justice and the Media, a three-part series exploring how journalists can effectively inform the public on what is one of the most important, dynamic and omnipresent forces in American society. Some of the finest journalists in the country joined with NACDL to create …

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#41: Criminal Justice and the Media: Covering Trials 1:15:30

11y ago1:15:30

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This is a Special Edition of The Criminal Docket. NACDL recently produced Criminal Justice and the Media, a three-part series exploring how journalists can effectively inform the public on what is one of the most important, dynamic and omnipresent forces in American society. Some of the finest journalists in the country joined with NACDL to create …

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#40: Criminal Justice and the Media: Covering Criminal Justice Policy 1:24:33

11y ago1:24:33

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This is a Special Edition of The Criminal Docket. NACDL recently produced Criminal Justice and the Media, a three-part series exploring how journalists can effectively inform the public on what is one of the most important, dynamic and omnipresent forces in American society. Some of the finest journalists in the country joined with NACDL to create …

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#39: Criminal Justice and the Media: Introduction 11:46

11y ago11:46

11:46

This is a Special Edition of The Criminal Docket. NACDL recently produced Criminal Justice and the Media, a three-part series exploring how journalists can effectively inform the public on what is one of the most important, dynamic and omnipresent forces in American society. Some of the finest journalists in the country joined with NACDL to create …

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#38: Investigator Marty Bugbee on Your Digital Trail 14:30

11y ago14:30

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we learn about mobile devices, social media, and digital evidence – what’s there and how is it accessible to investigators. We sat down with Marty Bugbee, President of Infrarisk Assessments LLC, a professional investigations agency located in Grosse pointe, MI. Marty presented on this topic at NACDL’s fall me…

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#37: Human Rights Watch Report on The Trial Penalty in Federal Drug Cases 23:16

11+ y ago23:16

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Last month, Human Rights Watch released an important new report - An Offer You Can’t Refuse: How US Federal Prosecutors Force Drug Defendants to Plead Guilty. In the report, Human Rights Watch research reveals, among other things, that (based on raw federal sentencing data for 2012) the average sentence for those who pled guilty to a federal drug o…

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#36: Congress’s Overcriminalization Task Force 13:18

11+ y ago13:18

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The Congressional Task Force on Overcriminalization held its fourth hearing in November. Composed of five Democrats and five Republicans, the Task Force, which awaits reauthorization after its November 30 expiration, was first created on May 7, 2013, by a unanimous vote of the House Committee on the Judiciary. The Task Force was charged to "conduct…

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#35: Professor Norman Lefstein on the Federal Indigent Defense Crisis 22:23

11+ y ago22:23

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On Constitution Day 2013, NACDL organized a briefing on Capitol Hill as part of its efforts to address the crisis in Federal Indigent Defense. Among the nation’s leading experts in this field who presented at that briefing was Professor Norman Lefstein, Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. A few…

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#33: Groundbreaking Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System – Part II 14:54

11+ y ago14:54

14:54

On July 17, 2013, The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, the Foundation for Criminal Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, and the New York County Lawyers’ Association released Criminal Justice in the 21st…

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#32: Stingrays, Pings and Triangulation – Oh my! 15:11

11+ y ago15:11

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we’ll learn about several tools being used by law enforcement to gather information from our cell phones, and why they may not be as reliable as law enforcement suggests. I sat down with Nicole Hardin, an assistant public defender in the State of Florida. She works out of Ocala in the Fifth District and handl…

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#31: Groundbreaking Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System 25:33

12y ago25:33

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On July 17, 2013, The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, the Foundation for Criminal Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, and the New York County Lawyers’ Association released Criminal Justice in the 21st…

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#30: NACDL’s Domestic Drone Information Center 10:52

12y ago10:52

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we explore NACDL’s recently launched Domestic Drone Information Center. We’ll hear from NACDL’s Executive Director Norman Reimer, National Security and Privacy Counsel Mason Clutter, and Manager for Grassroots Advocacy Chris Glen about why NACDL launched the Domestic Drone Information Center and what the cent…

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#29: Issues in Child Pornography Law & Sentencing 26:38

12y ago26:38

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we explore law and sentencing issues in the child pornography context. We are privileged to speak with two of the nation’s leading experts in this area -- Michael Iacopino, co-chair of NACDL’s Sex Offender Policy Committee and an attorney in private practice based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Iacopino is als…

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#28: Gideon at 50: New Indigent Defense System Research 12:31

12y ago12:31

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we’ll hear about two important indigent defense reports recently issued by NACDL. First, we hear from NACDL’s Indigent Defense Counsel John Gross about the report he authored entitled Rationing Justice: The Underfunding of Assigned Counsel Systems. This report was released to coincide with today’s 50th annive…

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#27: NACDL’s “Getting Scholarship Into Court Project” 12:59

12+ y ago12:59

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In this episode of The Criminal Docket you’ll hear about an incredible new NACDL initiative, the “Getting Scholarship into Court Project,” which is being led by an academic advisory board comprised of some 18 leading scholar practitioners in the criminal justice field. We speak with a few of those leaders in this episode. The project’s purpose is t…

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#26: A Representative NACDL CLE Program 11:25

12+ y ago11:25

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This week, you’ll hear from program co-chairs Cynthia Roseberry and Chris Adams, as well as program attendees Jennifer Thompson and Chris Wellborn, at a recent NACDL continuing legal education program -- “Anything But the Big Easy: Defending Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Cases” – held at the Astor Crowne Plaza hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Audi…

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#25: NACDL’s Restoration of Rights Database 15:21

12+ y ago15:21

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Today, NACDL launched a new, publicly available database – NACDL’s Restoration of Rights Project. This new section of NACDL’s online Resource Center houses NACDL member and former U.S. Pardon Attorney (1990-97) Margaret Colgate Love’s comprehensive work on this topic in a user-friendly format. It promises to be an indispensable guide for defense la…

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#24: Bail and the Presumption of Innocence 14:31

12+ y ago14:31

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This week, we speak with Dr. Melissa Neal, Senior Research Associate at the Justice Policy Institute and author of its recently released report Bail Fail: Why the U.S. Should End The Practice of Using Money for Bail. In this episode, you’ll also hear about the NACDL Board of Directors’ Resolution Concerning Pretrial Release and Limited Use of Finan…

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#23: Eugene Jarecki’s “The House I Live In” 13:45

12+ y ago13:45

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This soon-to-be-released, 2012 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary about the so-called “War on Drugs” will be specially screened on November 1 at NACDL’s 5th Annual Defending the Drug Case seminar at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas. This week, we caught up with criminal defense attorney, former public defender, journalist, and Emm…

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#22: Dog Sniffs at the Supreme Court - Part Two 21:24

12+ y ago21:24

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This week is the second in a two-part series covering the two dog sniff cases out of Florida being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31. Today, we sit down with Wilmer Hale partner Danielle Spinelli, an NACDL member and principal author of NACDL’s joint amicus briefs in both Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris. We also speak wit…

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#21: Dog Sniffs at the Supreme Court 21:51

12+ y ago21:51

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This week is the first in a two-part series covering the two dog sniff cases out of Florida being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31. Today, we sit down with Wilmer Hale partner Danielle Spinelli, an NACDL member and principal author of NACDL’s joint amicus briefs in both Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris. Danielle talks to …

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#20: Missouri Public Defender Caseload Litigation 22:04

12+ y ago22:04

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This week, NACDL Public Affairs & Communications Intern Denise Tugade sits down with Holland & Knight Pro Bono Partner Stephen Hanlon and NACDL’s Indigent Defense Counsel John Gross to discuss the recent, landmark decision by the Missouri Supreme Court in the Missouri Public Defender Commission caseload litigation.Learn more about NACDL. Denise Tug…

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#19: NACDL President Steven D. Benjamin 17:23

12+ y ago17:23

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This week, we hear from Steven D. Benjamin, who was sworn in as President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on July 28 at NACDL’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. Learn more about NACDL. Steven Logan, production supervisor. Denise Tugade, production assistant. Music West Bank (Lezet) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and Walkabout…

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#18: NACDL President Lisa Wayne Reflects on Her Term 17:40

13y ago17:40

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Denver attorney Lisa Wayne's tenure as NACDL President comes to a close on Saturday, July 28, 2012. Lisa spoke with us this week about the past year, NACDL's accomplishments and the impact her service as President has had on her, both personally and professionally. Learn more about NACDL. Steven Logan, production supervisor. Denise Tugade, producti…

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#17: SCOTUS Review with Stanford Law Professor Pamela S. Karlan 24:22

13y ago24:22

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Professor Pamela S. Karlan speaks with us about the recently completed U.S. Supreme Court term. Prof. Karlan teaches constitutional law and related subjects at Stanford Law School. And she co-directs Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which regularly represents criminal defendants and habeas petitioners before the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn…

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#16: "Disrobed," a new book by Judge Frederic Block 17:42

13y ago17:42

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Judge Frederic Block of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York speaks with us about his new book being released jointly by NACDL Press and Thomson Reuters Westlaw on Tuesday, July 17. The full title of the book is Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. Learn more about NACDL. Steven Logan, prod…

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#15: Weekly News Roundup 5:40

13y ago5:40

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This week's episode of "The Criminal Docket" provides a rundown of some of the shortened holiday week's criminal justice news. Learn more about NACDL. Steven Logan, production supervisor. Music West Bank (Lezet) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and Walkabout (Digital Primitives) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Running time: 5m 39s.…

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#14: Miller and Alvarez 25:10

13y ago25:10

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This week, we speak with George Washington University Law Professor Paul Butler about the Supreme Court’s decision on June 25 in Miller v. Alabama eliminating mandatory life without parole for juveniles. We also speak with Paul Larkin, senior legal research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, about the Court’s ruling on June 28 in U.S. v. Alvarez th…

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