Today, Hunter was once again joined by Chesa Boudin and Eric Fish to discuss a law review article they recently published. This time, they are talking about Public Defenders and the Separation of Powers. While this seems like a law school paper for law school professors, the fundamental question posed by this episode is how Public Defenders can/should increase their political capacity to act as a check on the other branches of government.

Guest:

Chesa Boudin, Executive Director, Criminal Law and Justice Center, Berkley Law

Eric Fish, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

Resources:

Read the Article Here:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5198358

San Benito County Report

https://www.ospd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2024-IDID-Annual-Report_Final_Accessible.pdf

California Report on Flat Fee contracts

https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/Contracted%20to%20Fail%20report_March%202025.pdf

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