Public Defenseless Podcast
@pdefenselesspod.bsky.social
Podcast covering issues in Public Defense, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and what we can do to improve our criminal legal system
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Baltimore and Atlanta: I'm doing two more talks in 2025. Two cities that have been home, and I'm looking forward to both. Tues, 12/02 at the Enoch Pratt Central Library with Senator Emerita @jillpc.bsky.social + Thur, 12/04 at Auburn Ave Research Library with @jduffyrice.bsky.social. Come say hello!
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Baltimore and Atlanta: I'm doing two more talks in 2025. Two cities that have been home, and I'm looking forward to both. Tues, 12/02 at the Enoch Pratt Central Library with Senator Emerita @jillpc.bsky.social + Thur, 12/04 at Auburn Ave Research Library with @jduffyrice.bsky.social. Come say hello!
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The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The growing use of AI-powered tools in police departments raises serious concerns for civil rights and civil liberties. Our new analysis outlines the risks and the safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
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Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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ICE goons entered a woman’s home without a warrant, guns out, terrorizing her and her two children. The man they were looking for didn’t live at the house.
www.fox5ny.com/news/ice-rai...
www.fox5ny.com/news/ice-rai...
Video shows ICE agents raid Queens home with guns drawn as mother pleads, DHS denies wrongdoing
In the video, agents can be heard ordering the woman to come out of the bedroom while she tells them she has her baby in her arms.
www.fox5ny.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
ICE goons entered a woman’s home without a warrant, guns out, terrorizing her and her two children. The man they were looking for didn’t live at the house.
www.fox5ny.com/news/ice-rai...
www.fox5ny.com/news/ice-rai...
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Just heard that after 27 years on Louisiana’s death row, Chris “Jimmie” Duncan is finally getting out. Not exactly sure when, but I’m told he’ll be home for Thanksgiving.
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
Forensics Fraud?
Experts say this video shows a doctor manufacturing evidence. So why is a man still on death row?
reason.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just heard that after 27 years on Louisiana’s death row, Chris “Jimmie” Duncan is finally getting out. Not exactly sure when, but I’m told he’ll be home for Thanksgiving.
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
Today, I was joined by Heather Stoloff and Andie Markowitz of Brooklyn Defenders Services Union. They explained how their tense relationship with BDS leadership led one of the most brazen acts of union busting you'll ever hear of a Public Defender leader engaging in.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6Qdi...
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Today, I was joined by Heather Stoloff and Andie Markowitz of Brooklyn Defenders Services Union. They explained how their tense relationship with BDS leadership led one of the most brazen acts of union busting you'll ever hear of a Public Defender leader engaging in.
open.spotify.com/episode/6Qdi...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Qdi...
Today, I spoke w/Ryan Villa, CJA panel rep for the Federal District of NM. After not being paid since July, Ryan and 51 other members of the panel told their District Judge they would no longer take new cases. Ryan joins to explain why and what's next for the panel
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Today, I spoke w/Ryan Villa, CJA panel rep for the Federal District of NM. After not being paid since July, Ryan and 51 other members of the panel told their District Judge they would no longer take new cases. Ryan joins to explain why and what's next for the panel
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
Today, I spoke w/Shawn VanDiver President/Founder of @afghanevac.bsky.social. Shawn and his team help our Afghan Allies and their families escape Afghanistan & seek asylum in the US. We discussed the challenges they face under the new administration and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/1x5R...
open.spotify.com/episode/1x5R...
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Today, I spoke w/Shawn VanDiver President/Founder of @afghanevac.bsky.social. Shawn and his team help our Afghan Allies and their families escape Afghanistan & seek asylum in the US. We discussed the challenges they face under the new administration and much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/1x5R...
open.spotify.com/episode/1x5R...
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If you haven’t picked up a copy of Police Against the Movement yet, what are you waiting for? Essential for anyone who studies civil rights, political movements, surveillance, or policing.
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you haven’t picked up a copy of Police Against the Movement yet, what are you waiting for? Essential for anyone who studies civil rights, political movements, surveillance, or policing.
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Federal CJA defense attys haven’t gotten paid since July, now some are facing eviction as they continue to defend poor people for free
Prosecutors want judges to force attorneys to work unpaid, but defense lawyers say thats unconstitutional and “deeply insulting”
Reports @latimes.com
@nacdl.org
Prosecutors want judges to force attorneys to work unpaid, but defense lawyers say thats unconstitutional and “deeply insulting”
Reports @latimes.com
@nacdl.org
Federal defense lawyers 'face financial ruin' after months without pay, memo says
Last month, federal prosecutors told the court that judges could appoint defense attorneys to work without pay. In a memo this week, defense attorneys said months of nonpayment have "already taken a d...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Federal CJA defense attys haven’t gotten paid since July, now some are facing eviction as they continue to defend poor people for free
Prosecutors want judges to force attorneys to work unpaid, but defense lawyers say thats unconstitutional and “deeply insulting”
Reports @latimes.com
@nacdl.org
Prosecutors want judges to force attorneys to work unpaid, but defense lawyers say thats unconstitutional and “deeply insulting”
Reports @latimes.com
@nacdl.org
Today, I spoke w/Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull about their book The Jailhouse Lawyer. We discussed Calvin's wrongful conviction, his nearly 3 decades of incarceration, and how Calvin helped countless people fight for their freedom as a jailhouse lawyer.
open.spotify.com/episode/7pA5...
open.spotify.com/episode/7pA5...
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Today, I spoke w/Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull about their book The Jailhouse Lawyer. We discussed Calvin's wrongful conviction, his nearly 3 decades of incarceration, and how Calvin helped countless people fight for their freedom as a jailhouse lawyer.
open.spotify.com/episode/7pA5...
open.spotify.com/episode/7pA5...
Washington. New Mexico. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Maine. Oregon. Massachusetts.
Just a few of the places where the legal system is breaking because public/private defenders have stopped taking new cases because of their unethical workloads.
A national crisis that few are paying attention to.
Just a few of the places where the legal system is breaking because public/private defenders have stopped taking new cases because of their unethical workloads.
A national crisis that few are paying attention to.
November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Washington. New Mexico. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Maine. Oregon. Massachusetts.
Just a few of the places where the legal system is breaking because public/private defenders have stopped taking new cases because of their unethical workloads.
A national crisis that few are paying attention to.
Just a few of the places where the legal system is breaking because public/private defenders have stopped taking new cases because of their unethical workloads.
A national crisis that few are paying attention to.
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NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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How accurate is "absolutely certain" US intel about drug smuggling? Pretty bad. A US-led program killed a young missionary and her daughter in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers in 2001. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes have made their deaths newly and urgently relevant.
Episode Six: Airborne Imperialism
A U.S.-led program killed Veronica and Charity Bowers in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes make their deaths newly and urgently relevant.
theintercept.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How accurate is "absolutely certain" US intel about drug smuggling? Pretty bad. A US-led program killed a young missionary and her daughter in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers in 2001. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes have made their deaths newly and urgently relevant.
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In a nutshell: Your gift will be doubled. If you start a monthly subscription, your monthly amount is matched *x12*!
If you wish to support independent journalism, you can help us thrive:
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Today, I spoke w/Eric Seiferth and Nick Weldon of the New Orleans Historic Collection. We discussed the historical exhibit, The Captive State, that they curated that traces Louisiana's modern mass incarceration back to the state's slave holding colonial roots
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Today, I spoke w/Eric Seiferth and Nick Weldon of the New Orleans Historic Collection. We discussed the historical exhibit, The Captive State, that they curated that traces Louisiana's modern mass incarceration back to the state's slave holding colonial roots
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
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New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
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DHS is deploying a powerful surveillance data sharing program at college football games
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DHS is deploying a powerful surveillance data sharing program at college football games
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
For two years, Jurinsky led the charge to abolish the public defender office in Aurora.
Today, the Public Defender Office is still there, and she is on her way out.
Today, the Public Defender Office is still there, and she is on her way out.
NEW: Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has conceded. A stunning defeat for a MAGA media fixture who built a national profile on claims of a "complete gang takeover" of Aurora that led President Trump to visit and falsely proclaim the city "conquered" by an immigrant gang
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For two years, Jurinsky led the charge to abolish the public defender office in Aurora.
Today, the Public Defender Office is still there, and she is on her way out.
Today, the Public Defender Office is still there, and she is on her way out.
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A traffic ticket should never cost someone their livelihood.
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
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On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A traffic ticket should never cost someone their livelihood.
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2x5zhy5d
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2x5zhy5d
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In the new episode of Collateral Damage, we look at the death of Trevon Cole, an unarmed man shot by Las Vegas police during a 2010 pot raid.
Cole's pregnant fiancee witnessed his death. We got a nice surprise when the daughter she was carrying, now 14, unexpectedly joined us during an interview.
Cole's pregnant fiancee witnessed his death. We got a nice surprise when the daughter she was carrying, now 14, unexpectedly joined us during an interview.
Episode Five: What Fourth Amendment?
How the killing of Trevon Cole by Las Vegas police almost made prime-time TV.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In the new episode of Collateral Damage, we look at the death of Trevon Cole, an unarmed man shot by Las Vegas police during a 2010 pot raid.
Cole's pregnant fiancee witnessed his death. We got a nice surprise when the daughter she was carrying, now 14, unexpectedly joined us during an interview.
Cole's pregnant fiancee witnessed his death. We got a nice surprise when the daughter she was carrying, now 14, unexpectedly joined us during an interview.
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Folks, my team at @boltsmag.org is bringing you all the results all night... but they're not at 100K followers yet.
Let's get it there! If you've been enjoying our election coverage, press that follow button!
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November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Folks, my team at @boltsmag.org is bringing you all the results all night... but they're not at 100K followers yet.
Let's get it there! If you've been enjoying our election coverage, press that follow button!
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Today, I spoke w/ @finesandfeesjc.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director Joanna Weiss. We discussed the impact of unpaid court fines and fees that automatically strip people of their driver's license and the campaign to end these fees in New Mexico.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KzT...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Today, I spoke w/ @finesandfeesjc.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director Joanna Weiss. We discussed the impact of unpaid court fines and fees that automatically strip people of their driver's license and the campaign to end these fees in New Mexico.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KzT...
open.spotify.com/episode/5KzT...
Today, I spoke w/David Bennett. Over a 40 plus years, David helped craft pre-trial service programs that helped reduce jail populations, identify people who need services, connect people with those services, and showed community can be safee without more incarceration.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today, I spoke w/David Bennett. Over a 40 plus years, David helped craft pre-trial service programs that helped reduce jail populations, identify people who need services, connect people with those services, and showed community can be safee without more incarceration.
spotify.link/Vf7HJ0OXTXb
spotify.link/Vf7HJ0OXTXb