Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 144 – Michigan Prosecutor Eli Savit Talks about Reform in Ann Arbor
In 2020, Eli Savit rode a wave of progressive prosecutorial successes to victory in Washtenaw County, Michigan,…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 143: Smart Justice California Talks about Justice Reform Efforts
Anne Irwin and Natasha Minsker of Smart Justice California join Everyday Injustice this week to talk about…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials
The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 141: Brandon Garrett on Fingerprint Analysis and Other Junk Science
Duke Law Professor Brandon Garrett wrote one of the seminal books of the Innocence Movement, Convicting the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor
Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 139: Kristin Henning and the Criminalization of Black Youth
Kristin Henning is a Georgetown Law Professor and a former public defender in DC. In her book,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 138: Federal Defender Talks Omar Ameen Case
Rachelle Barbour has worked as an Assistant Federal Defender at the Sacramento federal court for over 20…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 137: Attorney Mark Reichel Talks Sacramento DA and Policing
Sacramento in 2022 figures to be a hotbed for political intrigue. DA Anne Marie Schubert is running…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 107: Yolo County DA Candidate Cynthia Rodriguez
Cynthia Rodriguez, a retired public defender, is running for DA in Yolo County, California—a relatively small county,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 135: Nakia Porter Beaten by Solano County Sheriff Deputies (Video)
This fall, attorneys for Nakia Porter filed a federal lawsuit for an incident on August 6, 2020,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 134: Law Professor Jack Chin on Rittenhouse, Self Defense and Death Penalty
UC Davis Law Professor Jack Chin does just about everything and in this week’s episode, we discuss…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 133: Release of Vanderhorst at 46 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
In 2020, the Vanguard covered a series of hearings involving Zachary Vanderhorst, 65, who had been imprisoned…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 132: Former Miami Prosecutorial Candidate Melba Pearson
In 2020, Melba Pearson ran to attempt to unseat, unsuccessfully, the 27-year incumbent prosecutor of Miami-Dade County. …
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 131: Shayne Sutherland Killed by Police – ‘I Can’t Breathe’
On October 8, 2020, Shayne Sutherland, 29, died in a manner similar to George Floyd, with a…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 130 – Removing the Noose from Placerville (Video Version)
This spring after a long and at times bitter process, activists following the killing of George Floyd…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 130 – Removing the Noose from Placerville
This spring after a long and at times bitter process, activists following the killing of George Floyd…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 128: Vanguard Court Watch Interns
Vanguard Court Watch is a unique and innovative program that trains college interns on the law and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 127: How Fines and Fees Devastate Lives of the Poor
While the public has become aware of how various aspects of the criminal legal system produce unjust…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 126: San Joaquin DA Tori Verber Salazar – Conservative Reformer
In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the California…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 125: Doctor Facing Nearly Five Years after Fraudulent Prosecution
Dr. Vilasni Ganesh in November will be heading off to prison for 63 months away from her…