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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour

@ahoagfordjour.bsky.social

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Prof & Co-Dir Center for Criminal Justice ‪@brooklynlawschool.bsky.social‬; @deathpenaltyinfo.bsky.social‬ & ‪@abolitionistlawcenter.org‬ Boards; ‪@legaldefensefund.bsky.social‬ & FPD alum. https://www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/Hoag-Fordjour-Alexis

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Nov 11

Universal Public Defense, forthcoming HarvardCRCL, vol. 60 (2025). It asks how mandated UPD, where everyone is req’d to receive a state funded defender regardless of income, might change the criminal adjudication system. Comments & feedback welcome: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Universal Public Defense

<p><i>This Article introduces a provocative thought experiment: state funded counsel as a universal mandate for all people facing criminal charges. Said an

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · 13d

Today @ 1pm ET!

American Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 13d

🕐 Join us today at 1:00 p.m. ET for the Annual SCOTUS Preview moderated by @mjsdc.bsky.social and joined by panelists Carlos A. Ball, @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social, Pamela S. Karlan, and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia.

ACS National Supreme Court Preview 2025-2026

Join ACS for our Annual National Supreme Court Preview, featuring a diverse group of constitutional and legal experts offering their insights into what we

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · 18d

Join us virtually on Monday, Sept 29 @ 1pm ET for the @acslaw.bsky.social’s National Annual Supreme Court Preview. Register at the link: www.ali.org/news/article...

ALI Members to Speak at ACS National Supreme Court Preview

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you to the generous alumni, Dean Dave Meyer, & the board of trustees for making this possible.

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Jul 9

Honored to carry the legacy of NYC's first Black mayor as the inaugural David Dinkins '56 Professor @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social. Mayor Dinkins brought dignity & unity to our city during difficult times. Having an endowed chair in his name sends a powerful message about the values BLS champions

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 18

Powerful words from J. Sotomayor dissenting today in #Skrmetti: "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great opportunity for a 3L or judicial law clerk!

CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Jun 10

CAC is looking for our next Kendall Fellow to start Fall of 2026 to support our work to advance the progressive promise of the Constitution. Learn more about this internally funded fellowship for recent law school graduates: www.theusconstitution.org/douglas-t-ke...

Accepting applications: Douglass T. Kendall Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Jun 10

Filed today! Next term #SCOTUS will determine whether a def’s 6A rt to counsel is violated when a trial court prohibits the def & counsel from discussing def’s testimony during a 24 hr recess at a critical stage of trial. We argue that it is @myconstitution.bsky.social @brooklawschool.bsky.social

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Jun 2

Calling all public interest summer interns & clerks: join @myconstitution.bsky.social on Tu 6/17 @ 12:30 ET for a virtual training on "Textual Healing: Progressive Lawyering and Text & History Approaches." Register at the link:

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Textual Healing: Progressive Lawyering and Text-and-History Approaches | Constitutional Accountability Center

What does it mean to be a progressive text-and-history legal organization? How can text and history be used to advance progressive interests? What is the proper use of history to illuminate constituti...

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · May 24

Grateful to share “Divided Loyalties: A Taxonomy of Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests,” for LSA’s Racial Equality Scholarship panel. Thank you Fred Smith for the generative feedback & @yuvrajjoshi.bsky.social for organizing us: @jamelia.bsky.social, Ngozi Okidegbe, Daniel Harawa, & Susan Sturm 🙏🏾

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · May 13

Looking forward to being in conversation about racial equality scholarship next week in Chicago 🙏🏾

Yuvraj Joshi @yuvrajjoshi.bsky.social · May 13

✨ #LSA2025 Save the Date! ✨

On Saturday, May 24, 10:00 AM Chicago, please join our panel on racial equality scholarship. Featuring new work by Professors Jamelia Morgan, Ngozi Okidegbe, Daniel Harawa, Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, and yours truly, and commentary by Professors Susan Sturm and Fred Smith!

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Apr 21

Client Counseling in Post-Conviction. Now out in hard copy! BU Law Review, Vol. 104 www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Apr 2

President Trump’s attacks on the legal profession, judges, and the rule of law are inconsistent with our nation’s values. CAC joins more than 1,000 lawyers and organizations calling on AG Bondi to oppose federal government attacks on the US legal system. democracyforward.org/action/open-...

Stand Up for the Legal Profession - Democracy Forward

Stand Up for the Legal Profession — and the Rule of Law Lawyers, judges, and legal advocates share a commitment to the United States Constitution, the rule of law, and the role of the legal system in ...

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Apr 3

Appellate Advocates (NYC) is hiring: appad.org/employment

Employment - Appellate Advocates

Staff Attorney

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Apr 2

Exciting opportunity to work w/ the Racial Profiling-Biased Policing (RPBP) Unit at the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). If you're interested in working on issues of discriminatory policing check out the full details at the link:

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Investigating Attorney – Racial Profiling and Biased Policing

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thank you @hofstralaw.bsky.social faculty for the fantastic feedback on my new project examining the 6A right to conflict free counsel & indigent defense, & for reminding me that conflict issues are increasingly present in the private sector given Trump’s crusade against big law.

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join me April 23 @ 6pm for a convo on Racial Equity in Global Justice Systems: Addressing Disparities & Strengthening Accountability @ the NYC Bar Association, a UN Side Event. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Mar 27

SAVE THE DATE: CAC's Home Stretch at the Supreme Court event is coming up on May 1! Join our all-star panel of constitutional law experts as they break down an eventful term at #SCOTUS. www.theusconstitution.org/events/12th-...

Twelfth Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court, Virtual Panel Discussion, Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1:00 PM ET. Below this text, pictures and names of the speakers are listed: Elizabeth Wydra, Deepak Gupta, Mark Joseph Stern, Brianne Gorod, Pamela S. Karlan, and Devi M. Rao.

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Mar 27

Now in hard copy! Back to the Future: (Re)constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, relying on Reconstruction & 14th Amendment to envision a new IAC standard @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Mar 22

Exciting opportunity to join the litigation team @myconstitution.bsky.social as Sr Appellate Counsel or Appellate Counsel, depending on experience. Primary responsibility: research & draft amicus briefs for SCOTUS & lower fed court filings. Details:
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Appellate Counsel | Constitutional Accountability Center

About CAC The Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) is dedicated to fulfilling the inherently progressive promise of the Constitution’s text, history, and values. As a nonprofit law firm and thi...

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Mar 10

Join us Fri, Mar. 14 at 3pm ET for a spirited convo, "Unpacking the Role of the Federal Government in Advancing (& Hindering) the Movement for Racial Justice: Past & Present." Hosted by SALT. Register: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Feb 24

If the Court were to adopt Texas’s position, it would “actually have major implications for how we understand standing,” as Justice Jackson put it. Read @mbeckercohen.bsky.social's full reaction to today's oral argument: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

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Public Defenseless Podcast @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social · Feb 12

Today, I spoke w/Professor @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social to discuss
1) A better way to evaluate ineffective assistance of counsel
2) If we should and how we could have universal public defense

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327 | Should we Have Universal Public Defense w/Alexis Hoag-Fordjour

Public Defenseless · Episode

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Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Feb 11

Thanks for listening 🙏🏾

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social · Feb 11

Tune into @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social for a convo about “Universal Public Defense,” a provocative thought experiment, forthcoming in Harvard CR-CL L Rev: open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4...

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Women Also Know Law @womenknowlaw.bsky.social · Feb 11

@ahoagfordjour.bsky.social of BU Law recently published a practical piece for public defenders, “Client Counseling in Post-Conviction,” available in @bulaw.bsky.social 's December 2024 book! Check it out here: https://buff.ly/419bKWE

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