Emily Bazelon
New book, CHARGED, out now. (Find it at emilybazelon.com). Staff writer NYT Mag. Co-host Slate Political Gabfest. Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School.
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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about U.S. policy in Iran and about Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
The Troubling Ideals at the Heart of Abortion Rights
Equality premised on the power to end life is not true equality at all.
Bernie Will Have to Fight Dirty
Despite his reputation for gruffness, Sanders hesitates to attack his opponents directly. He shouldn’t hold back.
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Emily Bazelon
Great to have @ebruenig in the NYT, making the full-throated case for Bernie pulling out all the stops.
https://t.co/sMSSAJF9c5?
(*btw I don't agree with much of this argument but that's the point)
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How ‘West Side Story’ Was Reborn
Inside the wildly ambitious effort to reimagine the classic musical for 2020.
Profiting Off Misery
Over the past few decades, the number of Americans incarcerated in jails has swelled, contributing significantly to the nation’s mass incarceration crisis. On any given day, more than 400,000 people
Evaluating the Impacts of Eliminating Prosecutorial Requests for Cash Bail by Aurelie Ouss, Megan T. Stevenson :: SSRN
Recent criminal justice reform efforts have focused on electing progressive prosecutors to implement change, such as the reduction of cash bail as a requirement
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Emily Bazelon
But bail puts people in jail for being poor, does not really make us safer (see link) and sends billions of dollars to multi-national corporations (which own most of those mom & pop bail shops).
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There’s a Strong Case for Sticking With Bail Reform
The New York law has been on the books for less than a month and already the critics are on the attack.
Emily Bazelon
Here's my case for sticking with both bail reform and discovery reform in NY, with Insha Rahman from @verainstitute.
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Bail reform is already working: Look beyond the breathless fearmongering
In January 2019, almost one year to the date before the new bail reforms in New York went into effect, I met a 64-year-old man named Adrian Rose. Rose had just been arrested and charged with a violent felony assault for allegedly attacking an EMS...
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Emily Bazelon
And here's a public defender's case, by @ScottHech, for sticking with bail reform. It tells the missing story -- all the people who are getting released WITH NO PROBLEM, and going home to their families and jobs and communities.
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Improve Bail Laws for Public Safety
Judges should be able to remand suspects they determine to be dangerous.
Emily Bazelon
Here's the case against bail reform from NYPD Chief Dermot Shea. He also complains about NY's new discovery law.
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Three cheers for tolls
Critics of truck tolls in Connecticut are scoffing at the idea that tolls are a baby that anyone could love. But there’s plenty to celebrate about a proposal that will help Connecticut raise badly needed funds and build a transportation system for...
Book Talk & Panel Discussion: Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories - Yale Law School
Please join the Lillian Goldman Law Library and the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice for a panel discussion of "Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories" and the future of this area of the law. Editors and contributors include professors...
O.C. jail scandal led to no answers or charges. Critics want an explanation
After a four-year investigation into the Orange County Sheriff's Department ended with no explanation and no criminal charges in 2019, law enforcement officials and attorneys have begun to speak about some of the limits -- and shortcomings -- of the...
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Bazelon, Alex Ronan, Justine Harman, Emily Harnett, and Sam Leith.
Criminal Justice Reform in the States: Spotlight on Legislatures
Many criminal justice reform efforts happen in state legislatures, far from the spotlight. This interactive page tracks major legislative developments around the country.
Two Jurors Voted to Acquit. He Was Convicted of Murder Anyway.
Michael Shannon was wrongly convicted — a result of a Louisiana law rooted in discrimination. Why are split-jury verdicts still allowed in America?
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Emily Bazelon
For @NYTmag, I wrote about people who were exonerated, after convictions by non-unanimous juries, & the jurors who believed in their innocence all along. Their votes were ignored because of a Louisiana law with racist origins, enacted after Reconstruction.
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Shaken-Baby Syndrome Faces New Questions in Court
Some doctors are taking issue with the diagnosis of the syndrome, raising the possibility that innocent people have been sent to jail.
How Dubious Science Helped Put A New Jersey Woman In Prison For Killing A Baby In Her Care
The state said Michelle Heale shook the baby to death, but some experts say her conviction was based on debunked science.
Can a Woman Win? 2020 Candidates Offer an Easy Answer: ‘I Have’
While the “must defeat Trump” calculus has largely buoyed male presidential candidates, several women in the Democratic field have a track record of winning over skeptical voters.