Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Justin Murray about his recent law review article, Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement. On several past episodes, Hunter has explored the field of Progressive Prosecution. As he has uncovered, much of the push back to these types of prosecutors is their decision not to prosecute certain types of crimes. Today, Justin is here to show how that critique does not comport with the history of prosecution, and he asks us to rethink how we understand how Progressive Prosecution should/does operate in our society.

Guest

Justin Murray, Professor of Law, New York Law School

Resources:

Justin’s Faculty Page

https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/justin-murray/

Law Review Article

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4932729

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Today, Hunter spoke with Ann Block and Nithya Nathan-Pineau from the Immigrant Resource Legal Center to discuss the newest immigration related legislation, executive orders, and policies coming from the Trump administration. Starting with the Laken Riley act, Hunter, Ann, and Nithya walk through the ways in which the criminal and immigration legal systems are fusing together to target immigrants around the country.

Guest

Ann Block, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Resource Legal Center

Nithya Nathan-Pineau, Policy Attorney and Strategist, Immigrant Resource Legal Center

Resources:

Contact IRLC

https://www.ilrc.org/

https://x.com/the_ilrc

https://www.facebook.com/immigrantlegalresourcecenter

https://www.linkedin.com/company/immigrant-legal-resource-center

https://www.instagram.com/the_ilrc?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

https://www.tiktok.com/@the_ilrct=8mP0a8dAdtT&r=1

Laken Riley Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5

https://www.ilrc.org/resources/laken-riley-act-juvenile-delinquency

https://apnews.com/article/what-is-laken-riley-act-trump-immigration-2667d626139ddf5a16d1533516eab18f

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laken_Riley

At Around 1Hour and 7 minutes, Hunter spoke about the motivations of Eric Adams to support Trump’s immigration policy. At the time of the record, Eric Adams was still facing a criminal charge. As of Feb 10, the charges against Eric Adams were dropped. In the memo to drop the charges, DOJ officials brought up that the charges needed to be dropped so Eric Adams wouldn’t be restricted in solving immigration in NYC.

https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-indictment-109ef48bd49bc8adc1850709c99bf666

https://www.reuters.com/legal/justice-department-seeks-dismissal-charges-against-new-york-mayor-ny-times-says-2025-02-10/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/justice-department-moves-drop-case-new-york-city/story?id=118672417 (Dismissal Letter Found Here)

Original Charges

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-charged-bribery-and-campaign-finance-offenses

People being Sent to GTMO

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-migrants-trump/

https://migrantinsider.com/p/air-jordan-tattoo-prompts-ice-to 

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Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour about two of her most recent law review articles. In her first, she argues for a new way of thinking about how we evaluate claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. In her second article, she makes the case for why public defense should be universally applied.

Guest

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Professor of Law, Scholar in Residence, Co-Director Center for Criminal Justice, Brooklyn Law School

Resources:

Universal Public Defense

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5007431

Back to the Future: (Re)Constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4772028

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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.

Guest

Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective

Resources:

Wren Collective Report

https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf

Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues

https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/

https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit.

https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/

https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/

Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.

Guest

Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective

Resources:

Wren Collective Report

https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf

Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues

https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/

https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit.

https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/

https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/

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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Heather Cessna, the Executive Director of the Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services. This time, Hunter and Heather discuss how Kansas Public Defense could be close to collapsing due to a lack of lawyers and a legislature that has yet to properly address the issue.

Guest

Heather Cessna, Executive Director, Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services  

Resources:

Contact KBDIS

https://www.ksbids.gov/

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Rural Justice Report

https://kscourts.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/News/2024-News-Releases/December-2024/Rural-Justice-Initiative-Committee-releases-report#:~:text=In%20its%20report%2C%20the%20committee,attorneys%20for%20every%201%2C000%20residents.

KBIDS Wellness Report

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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Rob Poggenklass and Bryan Kennady from Justice Forward Virginia. Last year, Justice Forward Virginia joined the show to discuss the 2024 criminal justice policies being floated in Virginia. Today, Rob and Bryan are here to discuss what the 2025 legislative session has in store for criminal justice reform in Virginia.

Guest

Rob Poggenklass, Executive Director, Justice Forward Virginia

Bryan Kennedy, Public Defender, Fairfax County, Treasurer, Justice Forward Virginia

Resources:

Justice Forward Virginia 2025 Legislative Priorities

https://justiceforwardva.com/blog/2024/12/13/2025-virginia-general-assembly-legislative-priorities

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Today, Hunter spoke with Kerrie Liang, a student at Princeton University, to discuss the wrongful conviction of Ivery Dorsey. Through her and classmates work at Princeton, Kerrie walks us through how the inconsistent eye witness testimony of one person ultimately led to the wrongful conviction of Ivery.

Guest

Kerrie Liang, Student, Princeton University

Resources:

More Resources about Ivery’s Case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpV9qkt7JHM

https://www.instagram.com/bringiveryhome/reel/CsKxrNrOGgy/

https://makinganexoneree.org/2023

https://www.gofundme.com/f/wrongfully-convictedlegal-help-for-ivery-dorsey

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ivery-dorsey-case-princeton-students/

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Today, Hunter spoke with Hans Meyer and Holly Lucas to discuss a variety of topics at the intersection of the criminal legal and immigration systems. With the Trump administration poised to implement a policy of mass deportation, Hans and Holly offer insights into how they have worked in court rooms and the Colorado State Legislature to guide Colorado to more humane immigration policies.  

Guest

Holly Lucas, Public Defender, Colorado State Public Defender

Hans Meyer, Criminal Defense and Immigration Lawyer, The Meyer Law Office

Resources:

Contact Hans

https://themeyerlawoffice.com/

Laken Riley Act

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-senate-advancing-laken-riley-act-to-final-vote

What to do if ICE shows up

https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights

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Today, Hunter spoke with Senior Reporter at The Appeal, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg. A few weeks ago, Hunter was joined by Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defender to talk about why prisoners of Virginia’s Red Onion Prison were lighting themselves on fire. Today, Elizabeth joins to reveal how despite the public proclamations by DOC officials, prisoners were lighting themselves on fire all along.

Guest

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Senior Reporter, The Appeal

Resources:

Follow Elizabeth

https://x.com/elizabethweill

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dld6gvzefnncxuiaccy2u3qn

Read about Red Onion Prison

https://theappeal.org/red-onion-virginia-prison-self-immolated/

https://www.vpm.org/news/2024-12-06/ekong-eshiet-kevin-rashid-johnson-red-onion-vadoc-wise-county

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/01/09/rally-continues-call-for-investigation-into-red-onion-state-prison-presses-for-prison-reforms/

https://www.vpm.org/news/2025-01-10/red-onion-prison-incarceration-wise-county-pound-death-mike-jones

https://www.prisonradio.org/news-update/red-onion-state-prison-update/

https://theappeal.org/virginia-prison-response-red-onion-self-immolation/

https://theappeal.org/prisoners-intentionally-burned-themselves-red-onion-state-prison-virginia/

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Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Brittany Freidman about her new book Carceral Apartheid. In this book, Professor Freidman tells the story of the California Prison System, the racist violence the system permits to exist, and how the prison system used all of us power to crush the political arm of the Black Guerilla Family. Through this conversation, Hunter and Professor Freidman hope to demonstrate what our system does and does not permit to continue.

Guest

Brittany Friedman, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California  

Resources:

Pick up a Copy of Brittany’s Book

https://uncpress.org/book/9781469683409/carceral-apartheid/

COINTELPRO

https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/federal-bureau-investigation-fbi  

https://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/actions/actions_cointelpro.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail

https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/news/fbi

https://www.brandeis.edu/writing-program/write-now/2018-2019/silverman-jacob/index.html

https://ccrjustice.org/home/blog/2020/08/04/fbi-s-legacy-smearing-movements-terrorism-justify-suppression

https://moguldom.com/448109/fact-check-before-malcolm-x-was-murdered-j-edgar-hoover-sent-message-do-something-about-malcolm-x/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1969/07/16/J-Edgar-Hoover-Black-Panther-Greatest-Threat-to-US-Security/1571551977068/

https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/black-panther-may-day/page/the-black-panthers-and-the-fb

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