The only people who benefit by eliminating cashless bail are the bail bondsmen. It doesn’t make us any safer and it increases disparate outcomes based on ability to pay, not on the merits of the case.
The only people who benefit by eliminating cashless bail are the bail bondsmen. It doesn’t make us any safer and it increases disparate outcomes based on ability to pay, not on the merits of the case.
Honored to be attending North Dakota State Bar Convention. Incredibly grateful and humbled to be awarded the VandeWalle medal for pursuit of the administration of justice.
In my inaugural column for The Champion Magazine, I share stories of defenders throughout history who risked their careers, reputations, and personal safety to stand up for their clients.
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"you might not get a hit every time you get up at the plate, but you sure as hell will be swinging!"
@rd_willstatter about giving every client 100% at @NACDL Business of Law session.
On Sunday, @denverpost published an alarming report on systemic abuses happening in Pueblo Municipal Court. For failure to appear on a muni cases, Pueblo Muni Court sentenced people to hundreds of days in jail.
A thread on the abuses of municipal courts
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Winning the day!! Privileged to present at the Native American Training Institute ICWA conference in the afternoon and celebrating 20th Anniversary with my wife in the evening.
In my latest column for The Champion, Dr. Ilia Kolochenko and I discuss how lawyers can identify the biases Generative AI may support and implement creative safeguards to ensure the presumption of innocence is maintained in courtrooms.
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@domarkus Unfortunately for the average citizen in courtrooms across this country the scenario of prosecutorial misconduct plays out too frequently. Glad to see this judge take it seriously and act according. Go home and rest Mr. Baldwin.
It was an honor to once again speak with @PDefenselessPod. Important we all talk about public defense and trying to put the justice back in the criminal legal system.
Appeared on @KfgoLive with Dane Dekrey on Friday last week and @robport this week. Honored to bring attention to the need to fund indigent defense in North Dakota on Gideon’s anniversary. grateful to have lawyers and staff who fight everyday against all odds to keep us afloat
It’s #PublicDefenseDay and @NACDL is celebrating the anniversary of #GideonvWainwright by highlighting the vital importance of Public Defense, the challenges Public Defense Attys face everyday, and important NACDL initiatives to support Public Defense Attys.
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