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| 523 | How the Number One Tool for Mass Deportations Might be Unconstitutional w/Eric Fish | 08 oct. 2026 | 00:56:52 | |
On this episode, Hunter speaks once again with Professor Eric Fish about a law review article he published about our immigration system. Since it was implemented in 1996, expedited removal has become the number one tool for deportations in America. However, Eric is here to explain how the whole system might be unconstitutional and ripe for challenge.
Guest: Eric Fish, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law
Resource: Read Eric's Article Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6568060
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| 522 | After Nearly Two Decades as an Immigration Judge, Why Did She Decide to Leave Under the Second Trump Administration? w/Judge Mimi Tsankov | 06 oct. 2026 | 00:57:21 | |
On this episode, Hunter speaks with Judge Mimi Tsankov, former president of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ). Over nearly two decades on the bench, she served under five administrations and led the association that speaks for the country's immigration judges. Now she joins the show to explain what's broken in a court system that answers to the Justice Department, and why she decided to leave. Guest: Resources:
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| 521 | How the Media is Missing What is Really Causing Alaska's Legal System to Fail w/Amanda Harber and David Case | 01 oct. 2026 | 01:00:36 | |
In this episode, Hunter speaks with two criminal defense lawyers and former Public Defenders from the state of Alaska, Amanda Harber and David Case. For the entire 21st Century, the Alaska Legal System has been in a crisis. Too few lawyers. Too much space to cover. And recently, a tough on crime Governor who has pushed to solve social problems with incarceration. Along the way, many in the media have missed what is causing the Alaska legal system to fail.
Guest: Amanda Harber, Criminal Defense Lawyer and Former Public Defender, Alaska David Case, Criminal Defense Lawyer and Former Public Defender, Alaska
Resource: Read More About Alaska Here Contact Amdanda and David
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| 520 | Can Prisons be Reformed? What History Tells Us About the Failed Attempts w/C.J. Ciaramella | 30 sept. 2026 | 01:05:18 | |
On this episode, Hunter was joined by C.J. Ciaramella of Reason. Recently, C.J. authored an article for Reason that provides an overview of different eras of prison policy and failed reform. In their discussion, Hunter and C.J. explore these eras of prison policy, the reasons why reforms failed, and what those failures tell us about the hope for future prison reforms.
Guest: C.J. Ciaramella, Reporter, Reason
Resource: Read the Article Here https://reason.com/2026/09/08/the-american-prison-experiment/ Find More of C.J. here https://reason.com/people/cj-ciaramella/ https://bsky.app/profile/cjciaramella.bsky.social Read More of Reason Here
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| 519 | How the Maryland Defender Union is Organizing for Better Working Conditions, Pay, and Workloads w/Rachel Kiefer, Alexis Rossetti, and Kalia Woods | 29 sept. 2026 | 01:19:43 | |
On this episode, Hunter speaks with three members of the Maryland Defender Union, Rachel Kierfer, Alexis Rossetti, and Kalia Woods. They join to explain the recent victory the union secured to enforce their current contract and how the union is finding its voice to fight for better pay and workloads.
Guest: Rachel Kiefer, Assistant Public Defender, Baltimore County, Maryland Alexis Rossetti, Assistant Public Defender, Southern Maryland Kalia Woods, Administrative Aide, Prince George's County, Maryland
Resource: Read the Report Here https://dbm.maryland.gov/budget/FY2026Testimony/C80B00.pdf Follow the Union Here https://www.instagram.com/marylanddefendersunion/ \
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| 518 | Did the Supreme Court Finally Ensure the Fourth Amendment Protects Our Data? Part 2 w/Andrew Ferguson | 24 sept. 2026 | 01:03:01 | |
On this episode, Hunter speaks once again by Professor Andrew Ferguson to discuss the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy. Previously, Hunter spoke with Jumana Musa of the Fourth Amendment Center to discuss the recent Supreme Court case of Chatrie v United States. Now, Andrew and Hunter theorize how this case might be used to further protect our data in this digital age.
Guest: Andrew Ferguson, Professor of Law, GW School of Law
Resource: Read Chatrie https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/chatrie-v-united-states/ Read Andrew's Article Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7174398 Read Judge Carlton Reeve's Decision https://www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-rules-tower-dumps-search-inherently-unconstitutional Contact the Fourth Amendment Center https://www.nacdl.org/Landing/FourthAmendmentCenter Contact Andrew https://www.law.gwu.edu/andrew-guthrie-ferguson
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| 517 | Did the Supreme Court Finally Ensure the Fourth Amendment Protects Our Data? Part 1 w/Jumana Musa | 22 sept. 2026 | 01:02:20 | |
On this episode, Hunter speaks once again Jumana Musa, Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Fourth Amendment Center. Hunter and Jumana discuss the recent landmark case of Chatrie vs United States. In that case, the Supreme Court took a major step towards ensuring our data is protected by the Fourth Amendment.
Guest: Jumana Musa, Director, Fourth Amendment Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Resource: Read Chatrie https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/chatrie-v-united-states/ Read Judge Carlton Reeve's Decision https://www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-rules-tower-dumps-search-inherently-unconstitutional Contact the Fourth Amendment Center https://www.nacdl.org/Landing/FourthAmendmentCenter
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| 516 | Will a New Commission Finally Get California to Fund Public Defense? w/Chesa Boudin | 17 sept. 2026 | 00:47:21 | |
On this episode, Hunter spoke once again with Chesa Boudin. This time, the two discussed a new commission in California tasked with studying the best path forward for a state wide solution for Public Defense. Guest: Chesa Boudin, Executive Director, UC Berkeley Law's Criminal Law and Justice Center Resource: Learn More About the Commission Here Follow Chesa's Work https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/criminal-law-and-justice-center/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Instagram: @PublicDefenselessPodcast YouTube: @publicdefenselesspodcast Facebook: Public Defenseless Podcast Bluesky: @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social Twitter: @PDefenselessPod Website: www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patreon: www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe: https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home *** ALL OPINONS SHARED BY HOST HUNTER PARNELL DO NOT REFLECT THE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OF THE AURORA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER*** | |||
| 515 | How Public Defense is Failing in Rural California w/Rio Scharf and Josh Schwartz | 15 sept. 2026 | 00:54:48 | |
In this episode, Hunter speaks with Rio Scharf and Josh Schwartz to discuss a report detailing the incredible failing of public defense in rural California.
Guest: Rio Scharf, Staff Attorney, UC Berkeley Law's Criminal Law and Justice Center Josh Schwartz, Principal, Wren Collective
Resource: Read the Report Here:
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| 514 | How the Prison System fails to Offer Second Chances w/Jesse Crosson | 10 sept. 2026 | 01:01:53 | |
In this episode, Hunter speaks with Jesse Crosson about his book The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness. Jesse spent nearly 20 years incarcerated for a robbery and non-fatal shooting. Now, he is describing his journey through the legal system, how he was able to get back on his feet, and how our current approach to giving people a second chance is woefully failing. Guest: Jesse Crosson, Author, The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness
Resource: Pick up a Copy of the Book Here
Follow Jesse Here https://www.instagram.com/second_chancer434/?hl=en
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| 513 | How to Teach Kids to Think like a Public Defender w/Emily Galvin Almanza | 08 sept. 2026 | 00:54:02 | |
In this episode, Hunter speaks once again with Emily Galvin Almanza about a new book she is publishing. While her last book sought to teach adults about the failings of our criminal legal system, Emily's newest book, Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt, is aimed at teaching kids about legal principles through a public defender's lens. In doing so, Emily hopes to instill a different type of civic education in schools around the country.
Guest: Emily Galvin Almanza, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Partners for Justice
Resource: Pick up a Copy of the Book Here https://www.amazon.com/Andromeda-Reasonable-Doubt-Galvin-Almanza/dp/B0G5WVXFSQ
Follow Emily's Work https://www.emilygalvinalmanza.com/ https://www.instagram.com/galvinalmanza/?hl=en
Learn More About Partners for Justice
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| 512 | How Public Advocacy Secured Missouri Public Defenders Pay Parity and Much More w/Matthew Crowell and Jet McDonald | 03 sept. 2026 | 01:01:51 | |
In this episode, Hunter revisits with Matthew Crowell, Director of the Missouri State Public Defender, and for the first time Jet McDonald, MSPD's newest Comms Strategist. They discussed how Matthew was able to use public and private advocacy to secure desperately needed pay raises for the system and their plans to continue expanding their public advocacy to fight for even more improvements to the system.
Guest: Matthew Crowell, Director, Missouri State Public Defender Jet McDonald, Communications Strategist, Missouri State Public Defender
Resource: Learn More about the Office https://publicdefender.mo.gov/ Contact Jet Jet.McDonald@mspd.mo.gov Read the Article Here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/162r6fsCin_ROQLdhfgAYEZFpl1-HdujG?usp=drive_link
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| 511 | God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood w/Jasper Craven | 01 sept. 2026 | 01:09:16 | |
On this episode, Hunter spoke with Jasper Crave, author of the book God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood. While this episode takes us away from the world of Public Defense, this conversation is an illuminating look at how military education like JROTC, ROTC, and the Service Academies help shape American masculinity. By understanding the culture inculcated at these institutions, we are better able to understand how that hyper violent culture spreads to police departments and other young men around the country.
Guest: Jasper Craven, Investigative Reporter
Resource: Follow More of Jasper's Work Here
Pick up a copy of the book Here:
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| 510 | What are a Defense Lawyer's Ethical Obligations When They Use A.I.? w/Mason Clark | 27 août 2026 | 01:11:08 | |
On this episode, Professor Mason Clark joins to discuss a new white paper he authored for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers titled Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI.
Guest: Mason Clark, Associate Professor of Law, St. Mary's School of Law, Texas
Resource: Read the Report Here https://www.nacdl.org/Document/ParityinPracticeDefenderAIUse
Contact Mason Here https://law.stmarytx.edu/academics/faculty/mason-clark/
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| 509 | How to Create Workload Standards for Public Defenders w/Malia Brink | 25 août 2026 | 01:04:08 | |
Since the release of the National Public Defender Workload Study, Malia Brink travelled the country helping Public Defenders create and implement workload standards. Now, she joins the show to discuss the new tool the Deason Center created to help Public Defenders create their own workload standards.
Guest: Malia Brink, Policy Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, Southern Methodist University
Resource: Deason Center Website https://www.smu.edu/law/centers-and-initiatives/deason-center Access the Workload Tool Here
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| 508 | Will Underfunding Push the Defenders Association of Philadelphia to Stop Accepting New Cases? w/Keisha Hudson | 20 août 2026 | 01:06:10 | |
In the last budget cycle, Keisha Hudson, Chief Defender of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, asked the city for $5 million. Instead, the city council and the mayor gave her office $0. Now, Keisha is looking at cutting back client services and even potentially refusing to accept new DUI and drug possession cases. On this episode, you will hear Keisha explain how this all happened and what comes next for the office.
Guest: Keisha Hudson, Chief Public Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Resource: Defender Association of Philadelphia's Contact https://www.facebook.com/phillydefenders/ https://www.instagram.com/phillydefenders/ https://x.com/phillydefenders/
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| 507 | Robin "Rocky" Myers was Wrongfully Convicted of Murder. Was his Defense Lawyer in the Ku Klux Klan? w/Leah Nelson | 18 août 2026 | 01:25:04 | |
The State of Alabama sentenced Robin "Rocky" Myers to death after he was convicted of murder in 1994. Over the next 30 years, Rocky fought to prove his innocence, and with each passing year, the evidence of his innocence continued to grow. There was a lack of DNA evidence. Inconsistent witness testimony. Police and Prosecutorial misconduct. On top of all that, there were serious problems with the verdict itself. Taken together, these factors pushed Governor Kay Ivey to commute Rocky's death sentence. Yet, Rocky is still serving a life sentence. Now, our guest, Leah Nelson, is here to present evidence that Rocky's trial lawyer might have been in the Ku Klux Klan.
Guest: Leah Nelson, Special Investigator, Alabama
Resource: Justice 4 Rocky Website https://www.justice4rockymyers.com/ Undisclosed Podcast https://www.undisclosedpod.com/seasons-cases/rockymyers https://open.spotify.com/episode/40VBEwOtdaO6suwPRx8SLa
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| 506 | Pink Crime: How to Fight the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity w/Valena Beety | 13 août 2026 | 01:08:50 | |
Hunter is joined once again by Professor Valena Beety. Valena joins the show to discuss her new book, Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. In it, she discusses the cognitive biases, junk sciences, and the systemic policies used to surveil, police, and incarcerate women and queer communities.
Guest: Valena Beety, Professor of Law, Indiana School of Law
Resource: Pick up a Copy of the Book Here https://thenewpress.org/books/pink-crime/
Contact Valena https://www.linkedin.com/in/valenabeety/ https://law.indiana.edu/about/people/details?name=beety-valena
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| 505 | Will Automation Make it Harder to Keep Junk Science out of Court? w/Lisa Waters | 11 août 2026 | 00:56:09 | |
Hunter is joined once again by Professor Lisa Waters to discuss her law review article, Automating Junk Science. In it, Lisa details a troubling trend where police officers are using automated technology to "verify" that gun matches a bullet found at the scene of a crime. The only problem? The underlying tool mark science is complete junk. How can defenders respond to this automation of Junk Science? Lisa offers a few insights.
Guest: Lisa Waters, Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law, New York
Resource: Read the Article Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5440637 Contact Lisa Here https://www.law.cuny.edu/faculty-profile/lisa-waters/#profile
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| 504 | By Helping Victims and Perpetrators, Domestic Violence can Be Solved Without Relying on the Criminal Legal System w/Liz Ortenburger | 06 août 2026 | 01:02:21 | |
Hunter is joined by Liz Ortenburger, the CEO of Safe Nest. Liz and her team at Safe Nest operate a shelter and aid center for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. As Liz sees it, the conventional approach to domestic violence, policing and incarceration, is simply insufficient to end the cycles of violence that lead to domestic violence. Liz joined the show to discuss the different approach Safe Nest takes to try and eradicate domestic violence.
Guest: Liz Ortenburger, CEO, Safe Nest, Clark County, Nevada
Resource: Check out Safe Nest Here
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| 503 | Why is the NDS Union on Strike? UPDATE THEY WON!! w/Ashley Munger, Katherine Shamsie, and Samantha Rudelich | 04 août 2026 | 01:08:34 | |
Breaking news: As the evening of Aug 4, the NDS Union won a contract!!
Hunter is joined by Ashley Munger, Katherine Shamsie, and Samantha Rudelich of the NDS Union. The union, representing NDS Harlem, NDS Detroit, and NDS Texas, have been on strike. Hunter sits down with them to discuss why they went on strike, what they hope to accomplish, and what management needs to do to end this strike.
Guest: Ashley Munger, Staff Attorney, Criminal Division, NDS Detroit Katherine Shamsie, Staff Attorney, Criminal Division, NDS Texas Samantha Rudelich, Staff Attorney, Family Defense Division, NDS Harlem
Resource: SUPPORT THE STRIKE FUND HERE
Follow the Union https://www.instagram.com/ndsunion/
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| 502 | How a Not Guilty Verdict in a Homicide Case Shows the Promise of Idaho's Statewide Public Defense System w/Eric Fredericksen and Doug Nelson | 30 juil. 2026 | 00:52:26 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by two guests from the Idaho State Public Defender System. Eric Fredericksen, State Public Defender, and Doug Nelson, Litigation Director, join the show to provide an update on the Idaho State System and to highlight a case that shows why the state wide system is better for the people of Idaho.
Guest: Eric Fredericksen, State Public Defender, Idaho Doug Nelson, Litigation Director, Idaho
Resource: Learn More about the System Here
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| 501 | Why Public Defenders Need the Insights and Expertise of Formerly Incarcerated People in Their Offices w/Jennifer Jennison and Sammy Provencio | 28 juil. 2026 | 00:58:20 | |
Hunter is joined once again by Jennifer Jennison and joining us for the first time is Sammy Provencio. After spending more than 30 years in custody, Sammy has joined the Stanislaus County Public Defender Office to help run their newest community-centred initiative, the Hub. Jennifer and Sammy join the show to share what the Hub is, what it does, and to share the power of having formerly incarcerated people work in a Public Defender Office.
Guest: Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender, Stanislaus County, California Sammy Provencio, Client Support Specialist, Group Facilitator, Stanislaus County, California
Resource: Learn More Here https://www.stancounty.com/publicdefender/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DVhDRWsEoYD/ https://www.facebook.com/thehubcenterforchange/
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| 500 | Public Defense is Underfunded, but by How Much? Putting a Conservative Number on the Cost of the Right to Counsel w/Ben Polk | 23 juil. 2026 | 00:55:52 | |
Hunter is joined by Ben Polk, Director of the Transformative Justice Project at New York University School of Law, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights to discuss a recent law review article he authored where he conservatively estimated it would cost $28 billion to fund Public Defense nationwide.
Guest: Ben Polk, Director, Transformative Justice Project and Research Scholar, New York University School of Law, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, Resource: Read the Article Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6359060
Ben's Faculty Page https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/bernstein-institute/team
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| 499 | When Delays in the Appointment of Counsel Violate the Constitution w/Eve Primus | 21 juil. 2026 | 01:08:23 | |
Hunter is joined once again by Professor Eve Primus to discuss another excellent law review article about Public Defense. This time, Professor Primus details how delays in the appointment of counsel can and do create Constitutional violations that PDs can challenge.
Guest: Eve Primus, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
Resource: Read the Article Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6288018
Contact Eve https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/eve-brensike-primus
MDefenders https://michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
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| 498 | How the Allegheny County Public Defender is Getting their Clients Out of Custody and into Care w/Alena Chulick | 16 juil. 2026 | 00:53:40 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Alena Chulick, the Co-Founder and Project Manager of Project Rehabilitate out of the Allegheny County Public Defender. Thanks to a federal grant, Project Rehabilitate has been able to keep people out of custody and kept them in the care they need to get back on their feet.
Guest: Alena Chulick, Co-Founder and Project Manager, Project Rehabilitate, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Resource: Project Rehabilitate https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Court-Related/Public-Defender/Project-Rehabilitate Allegheny County PD Website https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Court-Related/Public-Defender\
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| 497 | How Did the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Build a Model Holistic Defender Service w/Ann Miller, Susette Billedeaux, and Josh Cahoon | 14 juil. 2026 | 01:02:11 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Ann Miller, Susette Billedeaux, and Josh Cahoon from the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. They joined the show to the tell the history of this office and how they've built it into a model holistic office.
Guest: Ann Miller, Managing Attorney, Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Montana Susette Billedeaux, Holistic Programming Director Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Montana Josh Cahoon, Lead Case Manager Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Montana
Resource:
https://cskt.org/tribal-defenders-office/
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| 496 | Why the Lawyers Handling 80% of Massachusetts's Public Defender Cases Stopped Taking New Cases Part 2 w/Shira Diner | 09 juil. 2026 | 00:55:30 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Professor Shira Diner. Last time she was on the show, she explained why the bar advocates in Massachusetts stopped accepting new cases. This time, she joins to explain how the Legislature and Judiciary responded and what comes next for the state.
Guest: Shira Diner, Professor of Law, Boston University
Resource:
Read the Case Here
https://statecourtreport.org/case-tracker/committee-public-counsel-services-v-middlesex-and-suffolk-county-district-courts
Updated Coverage
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| 495 | Will a Severe Budget Deficit in Santa Clara County Require the Public Defender to Stop Taking New Cases? w/Damon Silver | 07 juil. 2026 | 01:16:51 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Damon Silver Chief Defender of the Santa Clara County Public Defender. Home to Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County is struggling with a large budget deficit due to federal budget cuts. As such, the Public Defender Office has lost full time positions and is facing a severe workload crisis.
Guest: Damon Silver, Chief Public Defender, Santa Clara County, California
Resource:
Read More Here https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-public-defenders-crushed-by-caseloads/
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| 494 | Why did the Spokane County Public Defenders Sue the County Over New Workload Requirements? w/Colin Charbonneau and Victoria Blumhorst | 02 juil. 2026 | 01:07:24 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Colin Charbonneau and Victoria Blumhorst, two Public Defender leaders from Spokane, Washington. They joined the show to explain why they decided to sue their county over the workload standards the county recently imposed.
Guest: Colin Charbonneau, Director, Spokane County Public Defenders, Washington Victoria Blumhorst, Director, Counsel for Defense, Spokane, Washington
Resource: Read the Complaint Here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j9QTRxm6VXpiZQTmvdkgY9HHwgauBt_L?usp=drive_link
Read more about the story here https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/11/public-defenders-sue-spokane-county-over-work-stan/ https://www.spokanecounty.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/6067 https://www.spokanecounty.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/6049 Contact Colin and Victoria Here
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| 493 | Two Oregon Public Defenders Sued the Oregon Public Defense Commission and Won. Now What? w/Shannon Wilson and Stacey Lowe | 30 juin 2026 | 01:13:22 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Shannon Wilson and Stacey Lowe. The last time these two Public Defender Leaders in Oregon were on the show, they discussed why they were suing the Oregon Public Defense Commission. Today, they join to discuss their victory in court and what it means for Public Defense in Oregon.
*** Note for the show: After recording, editing and publishing the show, Carl McPherson, the Executive Director of The Metropolitan Public Defender in Portland, responded to my request for comment with the following statement: "Regarding the current contract, our office is already using an internal workload model and believe we have ethical caseloads. So, the lawsuit is not impacting our current practice. The lawsuit will impact negotiations for our next contract (and terms) that will begin on July 1, 2027." Please keep that in mind when you listen to the episode!
Guest: Shannon Wilson, Executive Director, Public Defender of Marion County Inc., Oregon Stacey Lowe, Executive Director, South West Oregon Public Defender Services, Oregon
Resource: Check out the Trial Transcript Here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LoISTUXKRJ8lO9W7uogBRW9l3bf_1UR9?usp=drive_link Contact Stacey and Shannon Here
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| 492 | How Will Pennsylvania Respond to its Supreme Court Striking Down Mandatory LWOP for Felony Murder Convictions? w/Nia Holston and Sean Damon | 25 juin 2026 | 01:10:29 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Nia Holston from the Abolitionist Law Center and Sean Damon of Straight-Ahead to discuss a case out of Pennsylvania. In Commonwealth v. Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down mandatory life without the possibility of parole for felony murder convictions because those sentences violated the states prohibition on cruel punishments.
Guest: Nia Holston, Staff Attorney, Abolitionist Law Center Sean Damon, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Straight-Ahead
Resource: Read the Case Here https://statecourtreport.org/case-tracker/commonwealth-v-lee Contact ALC and Straight-Ahead https://abolitionistlawcenter.org/person/nia-holston/
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| 491 | The Hidden Punishments in Pre-Trial Detention That Disproportionately Impact LGBTQ People w/Deborah Lolai | 24 juin 2026 | 01:01:18 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Professor Deborah Lolai to discuss her law review article, Out of the Closet, in on Bail. In the article, Deborah details the systemic issues within the bail system, especially as they relate to LGBTQ+ individuals. She explores how pretrial detention disproportionately impacts queer and trans people and how Public Defenders can help get their clients the individualized considerations they deserve.
Guest: Deborah Lolai, Clinical Professor and Lecturer, Harvard Law
Resource: Read the Paper Here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5172965
Contact Deborah Here https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/deborah-lolai/
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| 490 | How the Civil Rights Corps Secured a Massive Victory in the Fight Against Cash Bail w/Salil Dudani and Carson White | 23 juin 2026 | 00:58:34 | |
Hunter is joined by Salil Dudani and Carson White from the Civil Rights Corps. Since they were founded, the Civil Rights Corps has been one of the leaders in the fight to end cash bail. Today, Carson and Salil joined to explain the recent California Supreme Court Case, In re Gerald Kowalczyk, and what it means for the fight against cash bail.
Guest: Carson White, Supervising Attorney, Civil Rights Corps Salil Dudani, Senior Attorney, Civil Rights Corps
Resource: More from Civil Rights Corps Here https://civilrightscorps.org/case/kowalczyk-california-bail-pretrial-detention/
Read the Case Here https://courts.ca.gov/opinion/published/2026-04-30/s277910
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| 489 | Why did a 35 Year Career Prosecutor Walk Away from the DOJ Under the Second Trump Administration? w/John Haried | 18 juin 2026 | 01:04:12 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by John Haried a career prosecutor in the Department of Justice. After more than 30 years with the Department, John walked away after seeing the abuses in under the Second Trump Administration. Today, he joined the show to help us understand why he left.
Guest: John Haried, Former Director of Electronic Litigation, Department of Justice
Resource:
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| 488 | How Public Defenders Can Fight for Our Clients and for Funding by Engaging with the Media w/Maggie Shepard and Bob McGovern | 16 juin 2026 | 01:03:10 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Maggie Shepard and Bob McGovern. Bob and Maggie serve as communications directors for Public Defender agencies, and they joined to discuss how they are helping Public Defenders better engage with the media.
Guest: Maggie Shepard, Director of Communications, Law Offices of the Public Defender, New Mexico Bob McGovern, Director of Communications and Special Counsel, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Massachusetts
Resource: New Mexico LOPD https://www.lopdnm.us/offices/ CPCS https://www.publiccounsel.net/
Contact Maggie and Bob
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| 487 | Iowa Public Defender Secured a Major Victory for Workload Controls, but will New Tough on Crime Policies Send the System into a Crisis? w/Eric Tindal | 11 juin 2026 | 01:09:31 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Eric Tindal, a criminal defense lawyer in Iowa. He joined to explain issues Public Defenders in Iowa are facing. While the contract system is on the verge of breaking, the Public Defenders secured a major win for the right to stand up against excessive workloads. With the challenges the system faces, the two discuss if new tough on crime polices will be the straw that breaks the camels back?
Guest: Eric Tindal, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Iowa
Resource: Contact Eric eric@keeganlegal.com
Read about the Supreme Court Case Here https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/24301/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion
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| 486 | How to Ensure Local Governments Cannot Cooperate with Federal Immigration Enforcement w/Alex Kornya | 09 juin 2026 | 01:10:45 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Alex Kornya. In this episode, Alex and Hunter discuss a range of topics including court fines and fees in Iowa and how to pass policies that stop local governments from co-operating with federal immigration enforcement.
Guest: Alex Kornya, Litigation Director, Legal Aid Justice Center, Virginia
Resource: No Immigration Fines https://noimmigrationfines.org/
Legal Aid Justice Center
Ability to Pay Calculator https://abilitytopay.org/interview?i=docassemble.ATPCalculator:data/questions/ATP.yml#page1
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| 485 | Will Utah Force Homeless People to Move to a Camp Outside of Salt Lake City? w/Nate Crippes | 04 juin 2026 | 00:59:02 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Nate Crippes of the Disability Law Center in Utah. Nate joined to discuss the proposed 1,300 bed homeless camp that might be built outside of Salt Lake City. Hunter and Nate discussed why this is happening, the danger it poses to the homeless community of Salt Lake City, and what Public Defenders can do to better represent those who are homeless or who have disabilities.
Guest: Nate Crippes, Public Affairs Supervising Attorney, Disability Law Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Resource: DLC Website https://disabilitylawcenter.org/
Learn More About the Camp Here https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/03/utah-homeless-campus-site-unveiled-after-secretive-search/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/utah-homeless-camp-stalls.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/utah-trump-homeless-campus.html https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11/19/massive-slc-homeless-shelter-plan/
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| 484 | How the Hamilton County, Ohio Public Defenders are Holding Police and Prosecutors Accountable w/Angela Chang and Sean Vicente | 02 juin 2026 | 00:57:22 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Angela Chang and Sean Vicente of the Hamilton County, Ohio Public Defender Office. They joined the show to explain how they, along with their community, are fighting to hold police and prosecutors accountable for their unethical and illegal actions.
Guest: Angela Chang, Youth Defense Director, Hamilton County Public Defender, Ohio Sean Vicente, Municipal Director, Hamilton County Public Defender, Ohio
Resource: Contact the PDs https://www.hamiltoncountypd.org/ https://www.instagram.com/hamcopubdef/ https://www.facebook.com/hamcopubdef/
Issues around policing/accountability and intersection with discovery/defense
Discussion of Ohio Public Records law change/ attempts to circumvent discovery exchange by the prosecutor/police
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| 483 | How Progressive Politics can Abolish ICE and Build a More Humane Immigration System w/Senator Julie Gonzales | 29 mai 2026 | 00:45:18 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales. Senator Gonzales was instrumental in shaping Colorado's progressive immigration policies. She is running against Senator John Hickenlooper in the Democratic primary for Colorado's Senate seat. Julie hopes that she will be able to bring her progressive politics to D.C. so she can challenge the status quo.
Guest: Julie Gonzales, Colorado State Senator and Candidate for U.S. Senate
Resource:
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| 482 | How the Colorado State Public Defender's Policy on Workloads Might Violate a Lawyer's Ethical Obligations w/Jim Castle | 28 mai 2026 | 01:03:31 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by long time criminal defense lawyer Jim Castle. Jim is here to help people understand the legal ethics related to workload limits and to explain where the Office of the State Public Defender gets these ethics wrong.
Guest: Jim Castle, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Colorado
Resource: Google Drive with Relevant Documents https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NVuuL9L6BUH8xBggXKnUMvsqJvSygk38?usp=drive_link
Link to ABA Formal Opinion 06-441 https://www.in.gov/ccaa/files/ABA.Ethics06-441.pdf
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| 481 | Was a Former Colorado Public Defender Fired for Raising Concerns over his Workload? Part 2 w/Travis Weiner | 27 mai 2026 | 02:11:57 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Travis Weiner, the former Colorado Public Defender who is suing the Colorado Public Defender System. On a previous episode, Travis detailed that he sued the state because he believed that OSPD retaliated against him for trying to do something about his unethical workloads. Today, Travis joins to discuss the most recent substantive hearing in his case to discuss the important take aways.
Guest: Travis Weiner, Public Defender, New Mexico
Resource: Google Drive with Relevant Documents https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NVuuL9L6BUH8xBggXKnUMvsqJvSygk38?usp=drive_link
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| 480 | Did the Colorado Public Defender Retaliate Against Me for My Speech on the Podcast? | 26 mai 2026 | 01:30:43 | |
Today, Hunter shared the results of unfair labor complaint against the Colorado State Public Defender system.
Guest:
Resource: Google Drive with Relevant Documents https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1poeBD8pjrxLaMDTaCgN1lX12n3NKE0h5?usp=drive_link
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| 479 | What Data Tells Us About the Public Defender Well Being Crisis Part 2 w/Jenny Andrews, Matthew Thiese, and Sara McCarthy | 21 mai 2026 | 01:01:55 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Jenny Andrews and for the first time Matthew Thiese and Sarah McCarthay. As was the case on Tuesday, this episode is a continued discussion about the National Public Defender Well-Being Study. This time, the focus is on the upcoming phase two that people can participate in starting June 1.
Guest:
Jenny Andrews, Director, Be Sustained
Matthew These Ph.D., Professor, Utah University School of Medicine
Sarah McCarthy, Chief Assistant Public Defender, Santa Clara, California
Resource:
Find Everything About the Study Here
https://besustained.org/
Contact Matthew Here
https://medicine.utah.edu/faculty/matthew-s-thiese
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| 478 | The Effect of Public Defender and Support Staff Caseloads on Incarceration Outcomes for Felony Defendants w/Aaron Gottlieb and Melissa Mahabir | 20 mai 2026 | 00:51:27 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by Aaron Gottlieb and Melissa Mahabir to discuss how excessive workloads drive worse outcomes for the people public defenders work for. Guest: Aaron Gottlieb, Associate Professor, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice Melissa Mahabir, Social Worker and Former Mitigation Specialist Resource: Read the Article Here https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/712924 Contact Aaron Here https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/directory/aaron-gottlieb Contact Hunter Parnell: @PublicDefenselessPodcast @PDefenselessPod Subscribe to the Patreon www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home *** ALL OPINONS SHARED BY HOST HUNTER PARNELL DO NOT REFLECT THE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OF THE AURORA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER*** | |||
| 477 | What Data Tells Us About the Public Defender Well Being Crisis Part 1 w/Jenny Andrews and Jon Jachimowicz | 19 mai 2026 | 01:13:07 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Jenny Andrews and for the first time Professor Jon Jachimowicz. Over the past year, Jenny, Jon, and the amazing team working with Be Sustained have been conducting a study about Public Defender Well Being. This episode details the findings from phase one of that study.
Guest: Jenny Andrews, Director, Be Sustained Jon Jachimowicz, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Resource: Find Everything About the Study Here Contact Jon Here https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=1175257
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| 476 | What Can Public Defender Organizations Do to Help People With Their Student Debt? w/Jane Fox and Alexi Shalom | 14 mai 2026 | 01:07:12 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Jane Fox and for the first time Alexi Shalom. These two have been working tirelessly to develop programs that can help members of their union deal with crushing student debt. Today, these two join to explain those programs and what else Public Defender leaders can do to help their people with student debt.
Guest: Jane Fox, Legal Aid Society and Unit Chair, ALAA Local 2325 Alexi Shalom, Ed Rep, UAW Region 9A
Resource: Learn More Here https://region9a.uaw.org/education Contact Jane
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| 475 | Why is Cook County's State Attorney Fighting to Keep Exonerated People From Getting Certificates of Their Innocence w/Dan Hinkel | 13 mai 2026 | 00:58:16 | |
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Dan Hinkel. Dan is an investigative journalist with Injustice Watch, and today, he joined the show to talk about the third instalment of his series called "Denying Innocence." This series details how the new Cook County State Attorney, Eileen O'Neil Burke has changed how her office handles wrongful convictions. This episode is about how Burke's office is now fighting to keep exonerated people from getting certificates to show their innocence.
Guest: Dan Hinkel, Investigative Journalist, Injustice Watch
Resource: Read the Series Here: https://www.injusticewatch.org/projects/denying-innocence/
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| 474 | The Lawyer Who Will Take on Corporations and Corrupt Government as Colorado's Attorney General w/David Seligman | 12 mai 2026 | 01:02:57 | |
Today, Hunter was joined by David Seligman, a civil rights, workers' rights, consumers' rights lawyer and candidate for Attorney General in Colorado. David joined the show to discuss why he decided to run and the ambitious plans he has to use the office of the Attorney General to fight for working class Coloradans.
Guest: David Seligman, Candidate for Attorney General, Colorado
Resource: Find David's Campaign Here https://www.seligmanforag.com/
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