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Letter: Kim Gardner, St. Louis Prosecutor, Announces Resignation Effective June 1

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|Date: May 05, 2023
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Letter: Kim Gardner, St. Louis Prosecutor, Announces Resignation Effective June 1

By Kim Gardner I want to start by saying it has been an honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the Ci ...

By Kim Gardner I want to start by saying it has been an honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the City of St. Louis, a community that is resilient and deeply committed to finding solutions to mak ...

May 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety

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|Date: April 13, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety

By Sam McCann If some lawmakers have their way, elected prosecutors who implement reforms will be answeri ...

By Sam McCann If some lawmakers have their way, elected prosecutors who implement reforms will be answering to them, and not to voters. The Georgia state legislature recently passed legislation design ...

April 13, 2023
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Commentary: DeSantis Goes After Bragg and Crime Rather Than Offering Full Throated Defense of Trump

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2023
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Commentary: DeSantis Goes After Bragg and Crime Rather Than Offering Full Throated Defense of Trump

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York, NY – As we wait to see whether New York prosecutors woul ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York, NY – As we wait to see whether New York prosecutors would pull the trigger on indicting former President Donald Trump, I was intrigued to see how Flori ...

March 22, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Special Episode: Pamela Price Historic Swearing In (Updated)

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|Date: January 10, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Special Episode: Pamela Price Historic Swearing In (Updated)

https://youtu.be/vyMyfms_Kf4 Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn in by Oakland Mayor-Elect S ...

https://youtu.be/vyMyfms_Kf4 Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn in by Oakland Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao, who herself made history as the first Hmong to be elected mayor of a major US City. ...

January 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Reform Prosecutors Won Big in Midterms by Rejecting Scare Tactics

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|Date: November 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Reform Prosecutors Won Big in Midterms by Rejecting Scare Tactics

By Sam McCann Between Labor Day and the November 8th midterm elections, voters were bombarded with at lea ...

By Sam McCann Between Labor Day and the November 8th midterm elections, voters were bombarded with at least $85 million dollars’ worth of campaign advertisements about crime. Although safety is undoub ...

November 30, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 171: Andrew Warren Discusses Being Suspended by DeSantis

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|Date: October 17, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 171: Andrew Warren Discusses Being Suspended by DeSantis

https://youtu.be/JlMi72aW1tU On August 4, Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney for Florida’s H ...

https://youtu.be/JlMi72aW1tU On August 4, Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney for Florida’s Hillsborough County, was about to announce a major breakthrough in a 39-year-old cold rape and m ...

October 17, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 162: George Gascón Discusses Facing a Possible Recall

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|Date: August 15, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 162: George Gascón Discusses Facing a Possible Recall

In 2019, George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco DA, moved to Los Angeles and ran for D ...

In 2019, George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco DA, moved to Los Angeles and ran for DA as a reformer against incumbent Jackie Lacey. Gascón had gone from a traditional “tough on c ...

August 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification

By Nicholas Turner and Sam McCann Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate racial inju ...

By Nicholas Turner and Sam McCann Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate racial injustice in prosecution, but they do not control the policies or purse strings that govern investm ...

July 27, 2022
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Commentary: Krasner Offers a Fiery Defense of Reform and Progressive Prosecution, Pushing Back against the Recall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2022
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Commentary: Krasner Offers a Fiery Defense of Reform and Progressive Prosecution, Pushing Back against the Recall

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Pushing back against the notion that Progressive Reform is in retr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Pushing back against the notion that Progressive Reform is in retreat, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner during a forum said, “We are winning. How much are we winni ...

May 19, 2022
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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Endorses Price for Alameda DA

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|Date: April 22, 2022
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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Endorses Price for Alameda DA

Krasner’s first term shows that embracing compassionate justice leads to better safety outcomes with more ...

Krasner’s first term shows that embracing compassionate justice leads to better safety outcomes with more resources for crime prevention. by Vanguard Staff Oakland, CA – Larry Krasner was the first in ...

April 22, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 144 – Michigan Prosecutor Eli Savit Talks about Reform in Ann Arbor

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|Date: February 28, 2022
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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, Mic ...

In 2020, Eli Savit rode a wave of progressive prosecutorial successes to victory in Washtenaw County, Michigan, the home of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For the most part, Savit has avoide ...

February 28, 2022
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Commentary: Why Aren’t Conservative Prosecutors Feeling the Heat Right Now?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2022
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Commentary: Why Aren’t Conservative Prosecutors Feeling the Heat Right Now?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Memphis Watch this week put out a piece, “Memphis Is The Most ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Memphis Watch this week put out a piece, “Memphis Is The Most Dangerous City In America. Blame Amy Weirich.” The piece points out that Memphis is now the “m ...

January 14, 2022
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Commentary: Top Prosecutorial Reform Advocate Hits the Ground Hard in Memphis DA Race

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|Date: October 21, 2021
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Commentary: Top Prosecutorial Reform Advocate Hits the Ground Hard in Memphis DA Race

By Rory Fleming Amy Weirich, the Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee, District Attorney, has never really ...

By Rory Fleming Amy Weirich, the Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee, District Attorney, has never really been tested by the popularity contest of democracy. She looks like she’s in trouble. Appointed ...

October 21, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the De ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the Deputy DA’s of Los Angeles and District Attorney George Gascón. On Thursday, the Association of ...

October 15, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 119: Alana Mathews Runs for Sacramento DA

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|Date: September 27, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 119: Alana Mathews Runs for Sacramento DA

Alana Mathews is running for DA for the office currently held by Anne Marie Schubert, who is not seekin ...

Alana Mathews is running for DA for the office currently held by Anne Marie Schubert, who is not seeking re-election (and running for California AG). She graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, b ...

September 27, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 119: Alana Mathews Runs for Sacramento DA

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|Date: August 09, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 119: Alana Mathews Runs for Sacramento DA

Alana Mathews is running for DA for the office currently held by Anne Marie Schubert, who is not seeking ...

Alana Mathews is running for DA for the office currently held by Anne Marie Schubert, who is not seeking re-election (and running for California AG). She graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, bec ...

August 09, 2021
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Meet Philadelphia’s Progressive Prosecutor: A Summary Recap of Conversations, a Vox Podcast

Posted by Beth Miller
|Date: August 01, 2021
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Meet Philadelphia’s Progressive Prosecutor: A Summary Recap of Conversations, a Vox Podcast

By Beth Miller and Peter Eibert In this episode of the Vox Podcast Conversations, host Jamil Smith inte ...

By Beth Miller and Peter Eibert In this episode of the Vox Podcast Conversations, host Jamil Smith interviewed progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner. Together, they explored the answers to the questi ...

August 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing

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|Date: July 27, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing

By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) Distri ...

By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney Rachael Rollins as the next US attorney of Massachusetts. If confirmed by the Senat ...

July 27, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

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|Date: July 19, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His annou ...

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His announcement follows events of a year ago last summer when, in response a pointed column by Khan, Sa ...

July 19, 2021
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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

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|Date: July 08, 2021
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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast ...

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast looked at George Gascón– the current LA district attorney—as a case study for the wave of progr ...

July 08, 2021
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