the JustPod
The JustPod is a podcast produced by the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. It covers current issues in criminal justice reform, policy, and Supreme Court decisions. The show also discusses the work of the Criminal Justice Section, including events, task forces, standards, and the ABA's ICC project. This podcast does not necessarily represent official ABA policy.
Episodes
Interview of John Hutchins: Habeas Challenges to the Death Penalty and the Experience of Representing Defendants on Death Row
Send us Fan MailWhen a person is sentenced to death, the case is not over. Some of the most critical legal work happens after the trial and direct appeals are finished. That’s where habeas attorneys step in, often years later, to uncover constitutional violations, investigate what was missed, and ask a fundamental question: did the system get it right? John Hutchins has spent years representing
White Collar Talks: Upcoming 2026 Global White Collar Institute
Send us Fan Mail“White Collar Talks with Nina and Joe” episode features Lucian Dervan, discussing the upcoming 2026 Global White Collar Crime Institute, July 13-14, 2026, in Singapore. which will bring together senior practitioners, government officials, judges, and scholars to examine the evolving and increasingly complex landscape of international white collar crime. Hosts are Nina Marino and Jo
One Woman’s Experience as a Federal Prison Inmate, and Her Return: A Discussion with Portia Louder
Send us Fan MailIn 2007, FBI agents showed up at the home of Portia Louder and her husband Chad. Their youngest of five children was just three months old at the time. Seven years later, in August 2014, Louder pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy. And on the morning of April 21, 2015, she and Chad left their home in Utah on a 14-hour drive to the facility where Louder would self-surrende
Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance and the Promise of Probation and Parole Reform
Send us Fan MailThis being “Second Chance Month,” it’s a perfect time to share our discussion with Jessica Jackson and Erin Haney—respectively, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Policy Officer of the REFORM Alliance, the justice initiative founded by Philadelphia-born and Grammy-nominated rapper Meek Mill and others.When Mill was sentenced, in November 2017, to a term of two to four years in priso
White Collar Talks: ABA 2026 White Collar Crime Institute
Send us Fan MailProgram Co-Chairs Maggie O’Donell and Aitan Goelman discuss the history of the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s White Collar Crime Institute and the upcoming 2026 program on March 10-13, 2026 in San Diego, CA. "White Collar Talks" are hosted by Nina Marino and Joe Whitley.The ABA White Collar Crime Institute is the nation’s premier forum for insights, updates, and expert a
Our Discussion with Josh Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org
Send us Fan MailJosh Hoe is Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org, and the host and creator of the Decarceration Nation Podcast. Josh, who is himself formerly incarcerated, is the author of “Writing Your Own Best Story: Addiction + Living Hope.” We connected to discuss Josh’s recent writing, in which he argues that the so-called “National Emergency on Crime” is not real, and why we should reject it
The Vacation of Tom Hayes’s Conviction (Part 2 of our two-part discussion)
Send us Fan MailThis is Part 2 of our two-part discussion with Tom Hayes, the now vindicated former English banker, who we first spoke with in April 2025. At the time of that earlier discussion with Tom, in Part 1 of this series, Tom was awaiting a decision of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on the appeal of his August 2015 conviction, arising from his work submitting rates, on behalf of his e
The Conviction of Tom Hayes and the Global Libor Scandal (Part 1 of our two-part discussion)
Send us Fan MailThis is the first episode in our two-part discussion with Tom Hayes, who we first spoke with in April 2025. At the time of our first discussion with Tom, recorded in Part 1 of this series, Tom was awaiting a decision of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on the appeal of his August 2015 conviction, arising from his work submitting rates on behalf of bank he worked for, which were
Our Discussion with Philadelphia U.S. Attorney David Metcalf
Send us Fan MailIn the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, home to Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, the U.S. Attorney is David Metcalf. We spoke shortly after the end of the government shutdown, at a time when the U.S. Department of Justice is under great scrutiny. The job of U.S. Attorney is always challenging, and even more so in the current climate, so we appreciated U.S. Attorney Met
Artist Mark Loughney Discusses Creating Art from Prison, and His Exhibition of “Pyrrhic Defeat,” Showcasing His Portraits of Fellow Inmates in Pennsylvania State Prison
Send us Fan MailMark Loughney’s art has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (“MoMa PS-1”), and published in The New Yorker and The Atlantic. His black-and-white ink drawings evoke a mix of M.C. Escher and Salvadore Dali, with surreal landscapes and bizarre figures. But Loughney is also well known for his series of prison portraits. They’re prison portraits, not only because they depict p
Gary Tyler’s Quest for Justice in Louisiana’s Angola Prison
Send us Fan Mail[For a complementary audio excerpt of Gary Tyler’s book, narrated by Cary Hite, describing the point when Tyler is considering accepting a government plea agreement, and starting life outside Angola, listen here. Copyright © 2025 by Gary Tyler. Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster. Audio read by Cary Hite, from the audiobook Stitching Freedom by Gary Tyler, published by
Sentencing reform, statutory mandatory minimum sentences, and the quest for justice: Our discussion with retired federal District Judge Mark W. Bennett
Send us Fan MailThe honorable Mark W. Bennett is a retired U.S. District Court Judge, and the former Chief Judge of the Northern District of Iowa. Judge Bennett retired from the federal bench in 2019, and is now Director Emeritus of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation at Drake University Law School. Judge Bennett is known for his advocacy for sentencing reform—including his critici
From Prison to Prison Consultant: Our Discussion with Joseph De Gregorio
Send us Fan MailJoseph De Gregorio was raised in a middle-class working family in Brooklyn, and comes from a line of hard workers. His father regularly got up at 4am to work at a plant, where he was a machinist. Joseph himself had the opportunity to get into finance, but the allures of Wall Street, gambling, and addiction, ultimately took him down a path toward fraud, and eventually a federal cr
White Collar Talks: Upcoming International White Collar Crime Institute in Geneva
Send us Fan MailJoe Whitley (Womble Bond Dickinson) discusses the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s International White Collar Crime Institute (a special convening of the Global White Collar Crime Institute and the London White Collar Crime Institute) in Geneva, Switzerland on November 17-18, 2025, with Nina Marino (Kaplan Marino) and Lucian Dervan (Belmont University College of Law). Registration is
When You Come at the King: Our interview of National Best-Selling Author and CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig, about his recently released book on investigations of U.S. Presidents
Send us Fan MailElie Honig is CNN’s Senior Legal Analyst, and a former federal prosecutor. He is the bestselling author of Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department (published by HarperCollins in 2021), and Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It (also published by HarperCollins, in 2023). Elie is most recently the author of the re
White Collar Talks: 11th Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute
Send us Fan MailNina Marino, Joe Whitley and Brian McEvoy share in a meaningful discussion about the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute and what to expect at this year’s 11th conference next week at Chateau Elan, Georgia. Registration is ongoing.
International Prisoner Transfers: A Conversation with Bruce Zagaris
Send us Fan MailWhat is the process for transferring a criminal defendant from U.S. custody to a foreign country? We learn this and more from our discussion with Bruce Zagaris, a Partner in the Washington, DC Office of Berliner, Corcoran, and Rowe, who is an expert on international prisoner transfers. Bruce is a widely known expert in the field of international criminal law, and is the co-author
What do the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Chabad Chassidic movement have to do with criminal justice reform? It all starts with “Aleph.”
Send us Fan MailWhat do the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, zt”l, and the Chabad Chassidic movement have to do with criminal justice reform? Find out in the latest episode of the JustPod, with our guest, Rabbi Yossi Bryski, the Director of Alternative Sentencing at the Aleph Institute. Aleph was founded in 1981 at the Rebbe’s direction, and for over 40 years since, has served
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Discussion with Susan Bozorgi
Send us Fan MailPlease join co-hosts Joe Whitley and Nina Marino for an insightful discussion with our distinguished guest, Susan Bozorgi.Susan started her impressive career in the public defender’s office in Miami where she found her calling opposing the government in representing people accused of crime. She tried hundreds of jury trials which honed her skills as a formidable trial attorney.Susa
Volunteering for the Death Penalty: Our Discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni and Her Debut Book About Scott Dozier
Send us Fan MailGianna Toboni’s book, The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate’s Quest to Die with Dignity, is a morally provocative chronicle about Scott Dozier, a former Army Ranger, who was sentenced to death, and “volunteered” for the death penalty. Dozier had been convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and ultimately demanded the state enforce its own penal
Defending the “Evil Genius”: A Discussion with Leonard Ambrose, and his Representation of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong
Send us Fan MailIt was a pleasure to welcome Leonard Ambrose to the JustPod to discuss his representation of the notorious defendant Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong. Ambrose obtained an acquittal of Armstrong after she shot her boyfriend six times as he lay on a couch in 1984. But Armstrong is possibly more well known for her eventual murder conviction in the bizarre Pizza Bomber case in Erie, Pennsylv
A discussion with defense counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy on January 6 prosecutions
Send us Fan MailWhat was it like to defend clients in prosecutions arising out of events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021? A discussion with defense counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy.Following the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the federal government initiated one of the largest investigations and prosecutions in American history, ultimately charging nearly 1,6
Lawyer, Gentleman, and Counsel to the Stars: A Discussion with Brian McMonagle
Send us Fan MailIn Philadelphia, a city known for great trial lawyers, our next guest stands out among them. Brian McMonagle began his career in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where in his twenties he became one of the youngest lawyers to prosecute high profile cases in the DA’s Homicide Unit. Since then, Brian has gone on to represent actor Bill Cosby in a criminal trial, musical a
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Discussion with Karen Popp
Send us Fan MailPlease join co-hosts Joe Whitley and Nina Marino for an insightful discussion with our distinguished guest, Karen Popp. Karen, a partner at Sidley Austin, is a highly regarded and well-known leader in the field of white collar defense, internal investigations, crisis management, and compliance. Before joining Sidley, Karen served as Associate White House Counsel to the President of
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Interview with Hon. Larry D. Thompson
Send us Fan MailWe are pleased to share with you our latest podcast with the Honorable Larry D. Thompson. Thompson has had extensive leadership experience in both the private and public sectors. He served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1981-1986) and led major political corruption and drug trafficking prosecutions during his tenure at the Department. Thompson also led th
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Former U.S. Attorney Dena King
Send us Fan MailThis segment of “White Collar Talks with Nina and Joe” features former United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena King. Guest co-host is Lynsey Barron.
The Murder of a Wonderful Law School Professor, and Our Discussion with his Mother, Ruth Markel: In Memory of Professor Dan Markel
Send us Fan MailOn the morning of July 19, 2014, Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel—a friend and mentor to Justin, and to so many others—was shot and killed in his driveway in Tallahassee, Florida. Dan was 41 years old, and the father of two little boys, ages 4 and 3, one of whom was just days away from his next birthday. The loss of Dan to his family, his friends, and colleagues,
The King of Cross: A Discussion with Larry Pozner, a Leading Expert on Cross-Examination
Send us Fan MailLarry Pozner is perhaps the most sought-after teacher of cross-examination strategy and tactics. In over 400 lectures, he has taught generations of lawyers how to more effectively conduct this most important of courtroom examinations—what John Henry Wigmore, the legal scholar of evidence, called the "greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." Larry
Representing People with Mental Disabilities: Elizabeth Kelley Returns to the JustPod to Discuss the Second Edition of her Book
Send us Fan MailWe welcomed back Elizabeth Kelley (who previously joined us on Nov 16, 2023), to talk about the recent publication of the second edition of her book, Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, published by the American Bar Association. The book is a collection of 19 essays by lawyers, scholars, and clinical experts in the field of
What's it like to lead a death penalty “Execution Team”? A discussion with retired Prison Warden Ron McAndrew and Dr. Shanker Nesathurai
Send us Fan MailEver wondered about the mental health toll on members of a death penalty “Execution Team”? We discuss this topic and others on the JustPod with two men who are both familiar with the practice of lethal injection, but for very different reasons. Ron McAndrew is a retired Warden at Florida State Prison, where he led the Execution Team, supervised the execution of three inmates by
The State of Prosecutorial Independence and Prosecutorial Discretion
Send us Fan Mail Earlier this year, in February 2024, the ABA launched its Prosecutorial Independence Task Force. Two of our guests, Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky (Hofstra Law School), and John Choi (Ramsey County Attorney in Ramsey County, Minnesota), are co-chairs of the Task Force. John has the distinction of being the first Korean American Chief Prosecutor in the United States. Our third gues
White Collar Talks: Discussion with Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice
Send us Fan MailJoe Whitley and Nina Marino speak with Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice. Previously having served a six-year term as a Commissioner of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (2003-2009), Mr. Horowitz was sworn in on April 16, 2012 as Inspector General, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate. As Inspector General, Mr. Horowitz overse
A murder-for-hire allegation, within a public corruption trial, and a notable acquittal—all in the tropical District of Hawaii: Our discussion with Nina Marino
Send us Fan MailOur guest is the founding partner of the white collar criminal defense boutique Kaplan Marino, and co-host of our sister podcast, the ABA’s “White Collar Talks with Nina and Joe.” She is the recipient of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's (CJS) Charles English Award, the highest accolade for excellence in criminal justice, and recently secured an unusual
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Discussion with William Hochul Jr.
Send us Fan MailJoin us for another "White Collar Talks" podcast as Joe Whitley and Nina Marino interview William J. Hochul, Jr., a former United States Attorney and former General Counsel of a highly diversified, government-regulated global business. Mr. Hochul was also a prior member of the Board of Directors of a large healthcare provider and employer. Recently joining the law firm
Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change – Discussion with Premal Dharia
Send us Fan MailPremal Dharia is Executive Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law School. She was previously a public defender and Director of Litigation for the Civil Rights Corps. She has been a frequent contributor to major publications such as The Washington Post, Slate, and CNN, on issues of criminal justice and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. P
White Collar Talks: The Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute - How It Started and Why You Should Be There
Send us Fan MailBrian McEvoy, a former federal prosecutor and current white collar criminal defense lawyer with BakerHostetler, joins Nina Marino (KaplanMarino) and Joe Whitley (Womble Bond Dickinson) to discuss the Tenth Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute (September 4-6, in Braselton, GA) and how it came to be. They also discuss why it is worth attending this conference, how it is d
Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout
Send us Fan MailIn 1997, Peter Heyberger was convicted of residential burglary and attempted residential burglary. It was his third conviction, and so, under California’s “Three Strikes” law, Mr. Heyberger’s minimum sentence was 25 years to life in prison. He was sentenced to 65-years to life. In 2019, California passed HB 2942—a Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing bill that gave California prosecu
Defending Justice: The Challenges of Public Defense in Pennsylvania with Sara Jacobson & Julia Burke
Send us Fan MailThe right to counsel in criminal cases is, by now, well established in a series of United States Supreme Court precedents. And yet, local jurisdictions have for too long found themselves under-resourced, and out-gunned in their quest to provide not just constitutionally sufficient and competent representation, but excellent representation—free of charge to indigent criminal defenda
Professor Saul Kassin & Professor Jules Epstein: False Confessions
Send us Fan MailConfessions by criminal defendants are regarded as the most powerful evidence of guilt. So why would an innocent person confess to a crime they did not commit? That question and the troubling issue of false confessions is at the heart of the research of Professor Saul Kassin, the author of Duped: Why Innocent People Confess – and Why We Believe Their Confessions. Professor Kassin i
Locked Within: The Hidden Realities of Solitary Confinement with Keramet Reiter & Oneg Ben Dror
Send us Fan MailThe prospect of long-term solitary confinement, being housed alone in custody for months and sometimes even years, is daunting for criminal defendants and their counsel. In May 2023, two public interest organizations, The Italian Association Antigone and the Israeli organization, Physicians for Human Rights Israel, proposed the International Guiding Statement on Alternatives to Sol
Daniel Kaplan on Justice Barrett's Scalia-esque Influence on Criminal Justice Cases
Send us Fan MailOn September 26, 2020, then-President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Upon confirmation, Justice Barrett took the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had passed away one week before Justice Barrett's nomination. Writing in the Fall 2023 issue of the Criminal Justice Magazine, Daniel Kaplan observes that Justice Barrett&ap
A Discussion with Professor Lucian Dervan on the Urgent Need for Plea Bargain Reform
Send us Fan MailOur guest is Professor Lucian Dervan, the founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute and a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, TN. Professor Dervan is co-chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section Plea Bargaining Taskforce and co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Cost of Bargains: Reflec
Progressive Justice: Inside the Office of Philadelphia DA, Larry Krasner
Send us Fan MailLarry Krasner is a former criminal defense and civil rights lawyer who has become one of the most high profile inner city District Attorneys to lead the city prosecutor’s office of any major city. He has made waves for his controversial—and some would say progressive—policy positions on hot button issues like mass incarceration, decriminalization of minor drug possession, police mi
Jeff Grant’s Remarkable Recovery from Addiction and His Return, from Federal Prison, to the Life of the Law
Send us Fan MailIt takes about 3 hours to drive from Greenwich, Connecticut to the Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania. Jeffery D. Grant knows this because he took that drive on an Easter Sunday in 2006. A lawyer whose life has taken a wrong turn on the road to addiction, Jeff Grant left the upscale life he had cultivated in Connecticut to enter what would be his new
Marsha Levick and Kristin Henning-Juvenile Justice
Send us Fan MailOur guests have spent their careers advocating for some of the most vulnerable citizens in our country's legal system-our nation's children. Kristin Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic Initiative at Georgetown Law School and the author of "The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth". Marsha Levick is
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Corporate Monitors
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Joe Whitley and Lynsey Barron discuss corporate monitorships with Ling-Ling Nie, who is the Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance & ESG Officer, Head of Government Affairs at Aura and Scott Marrah, Partner at White Collar Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations at Kilpatrick Townsend.
A Fireside Chat with Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Send us Fan MailGurbir Grewal has been the Director of the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since 2001. Prior to that, he had the distinction of being the first Sikh American to be Attorney General in any of the fifty states, and only the second South Asian to hold such an office after the former Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris. Gurbir was the Chi
A Discussion with T. Markus Funk, A Member of the Prosecution Team in 'Operation Family Secrets'
Send us Fan MailT. Markus Funk, a Partner at Perkins Coie in Denver, Colorado, was a Section Chief with the U.S. State Department in the Balkans, following the war in Kosovo, where he represented the United States in diplomatic negotiations and participated in the restructuring of Kosovo's post-war justice system. Markus graduated from Northwestern School of Law, and later received a doctora
A Discussion with Elizabeth Kelley on Representing Criminal Defendants with Dementia and Other Mental Disabilities
Send us Fan MailRepresenting criminal defendants with mental disabilities comes with a range of challenges that make these representations different from the usual criminal representation in important ways. Elizabeth Kelley is an expert in the field, and the Editor of Representing People with Dementia: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, recently published by the American Bar Associa
The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Individuals In the Criminal Legal System: A Discussion with Richard Saenz of Lambda Legal
Send us Fan MailOur guest is Richard Saenz, who is a senior attorney in the criminal justice and police misconduct strategist at Lambda Legal. He focuses his work on the criminal legal system, coordinating litigation and policy work on behalf of incarcerated people and against the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people. Richard has been featured in the Washington Post, NBC News, USA Today, Newsweek, and
A Discussion with Marc Bookman and Patrick Egan of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation
Send us Fan MailThe Atlantic Center for Capital Representation was founded in 2010, in Philadelphia. The Center provides advice and counsel in death penalty cases around the country, as well as in federal death cases, and represents the Government of Mexico in death penalty cases involving Mexican nationals here in the United States. Justin and Geonard interviewed the Center’s co-founder and Exec
An Interview with the Innocence Project Co-Founders, Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld
Send us Fan MailFor three decades, since its founding in 1992 at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project has led a national effort to exonerate wrongly convicted defendants through scientific advances in DNA technology. That work has led to the exoneration of hundreds of wrongly convicted defendants, some of them on death row. Justin and Geonard interviewed the founders o
White Collar Talks: Jim Felman- Sentencing Guidelines
Send us Fan MailOn this episode, Nina and Joe have a discussion with Jim Felman on the United States' sentencing guidelines.
White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Scott Schools
Send us Fan MailWhite Collar Talks makes its return! In this episode, Nina and Joe engage in a compelling discussion with Scott Schools, the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Uber. Scott takes us through a typical day at Uber, where he navigates the intricacies of his role, and mentions the challenges he encounters as the Chief Compliance Officer of a corporation of Uber's magnitude.
White Collar Talks: The London White Collar Crime Institute - How It Started and Why You Should Be There
Send us Fan Mail Featuring: Bill Shepherd is an experienced trial lawyer and partner at Holland & Knight's West Palm Beach and Washington, D.C. offices. As previous Chair of the Criminal Justice Section, Bill discusses his early career and how he became involved in the Criminal Justice Section as a law student, eventually creating the London White Collar Crime Institute. Bill joins Nina
White Collar Talks: The Evolution of International Internal Investigations and International White Collar Crime
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Lucian Dervan is a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law. Lucian joins Nina and Joe to discuss international internal investigations, international white collar crime, and international criminal justice issues. As former Chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section, Lucian led the Section into the internationa
White Collar Talks: National White Collar Institute - Looking Back, Looking To Now and Looking at What the Future Holds for the Institute.
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Ray Banoun, one of the founders of the National White Collar Crime Institute. Maggie O’Donnell, trial attorney focused on white collar criminal defense and civil matters. Hosts:Nina Marino, is a partner and founder of Kaplan Marino based in Los Angeles. In her national practice, she regularly represents individuals in white collar and complex criminal matters. Her cli
Making the Most of CJS Membership
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Faraz Mohammadi, Assistant United States Attorney, Orange County, CALinda Britton ABA CJS Standards DirectorKyo Suh ABA CJS Technology and Publications ManagerEmily Johnson Senior Public Relations SpecialistJoin us to learn more about how you can take part in the many opportunities available to members of the Section, from publishing, to creating policy, fellowships, med
Rage of Innocence
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Kristin Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law Kristin joins us to discuss her recently published book “The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth.” Kristin shares some highlights with our listeners as well as sharing her method for gathering the perspectives and conclusions put
Assault and Prosecution
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Melba Pearson, Policy Director for the Center for the Administration of Justice with the Florida International University.Is that assault? Melba joins us to answer one of the questions that filled Twitter following the Oscars. Yes, we are talking about "the slap" but as one of many examples as we try to discern the obligations of law enforcement and prosecutor
Check-in with the Chair: Q1 2022
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Wayne McKenzie, General Counsel at NYC Department of ProbationChair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section.Wayne joins us to give an update on what the Section has been up to and what plans they have for the coming months. We discuss in-person events like the recent National White Collar Crime Institute and our upcoming CJS Spring Meeting in Savannah. We also discuss the ot
Prosecuting Russian War Crimes
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Prof. David M. Crane, Distinguished Scholar in Residence Syracuse University College of Law; Founding Chief Prosecutor UN Special Court for Sierra Leone; Founder, Global Accountability Network; Board of Advisors for the International Criminal Court Project (ABA’s Criminal Justice Section & Center for Human Rights) David joins us to highlight the war crimes and crimes
Biden's Cryptocurrency Order
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Michael J. Leotta Partner Wilmer Hale, Co-Chair of the ABA CJS White Collar Crime CommitteeMichael joins us on the podcast because President Biden signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency. Michael will help walk us through this order on a high level to discuss what the order includes, what the potential impact is and what practitioners need to
First Black Woman SCOTUS Nominee
Send us Fan MailFeaturing:Honorable Ernestine Gray, recently retired Judge of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, Co-Chair of the ABACJS Juvenile Justice Committee and member of the Juvenile Justice Standards Task Force and Chair-Elect of the Judicial Division.Honorable Denise Langford Morris, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge, Secretary of the National State Trial Judges Conference of the Judicia
Resolutions: Midyear 2022
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law. Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at George Washington University School of Law. Former CJS Chair.The ABA policymaking body convened virtually Feb. 14 as part of the 2022 Midyear Meeting to debate and vote on a wide range of policy issues. CJS Delegate, Steve Saltzbur
Rising Crime and Policing
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Dr. Jonathan Wender Co-Founder, President and CEO of POLIS SolutionsJonathan joins us to examine rising crime and a potential relationship to recent police reforms. We discuss the need to focus on replicating successful practices and not just removal of police practices. We discuss the impact of recent reforms that were adopted in jurisdictions across the U.S.POLIS Solut
Ghislaine Maxwell, Juror Misconduct and Retrial
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Cynthia Nakao Professional Responsibility Advisor Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.Ghislaine Maxwell was recently convicted of sex trafficking a minor, but her attorneys have formally requested a retrial stating that a juror did not disclose that they are a sexual abuse survivor. Cynthia highlights the applicable standards and potential problems that can ari
An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Mark Beardsworth partner in Cadwalader’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, resident in the London office.Saverio Lembo heads Bär & Karrer’s White Collar Crime practice group. Frances McLeod is a founding partner of FRA and head of its US offices.Mark, Saverio and Frances are editors and contributors to the new CJS book, “An International Guide to Corpora
Check-in with the Chair: Q4 2021
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Wayne McKenzie, General Counsel at NYC Department of Probation Chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section.Wayne joins us to give an update on what the Section has been up to and what plans they have for the coming months. We discuss in-person events like the recent white collar crime institutes and our upcoming CJS Fall Institute. We also discuss the other work of the Sec
A Day In The Life: Defense Attorney and Academic
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Raul Ayala, Deputy Federal Public Defender at Office of the Federal Public Defender in the Central District of California and the collaborative court supervising attorney.Ellen Yaroshefsky, The Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor in Legal Ethics and Professor of Law.Raul and Ellen join us to share what a day in the life is like for them as a public defender and a
Task Force Ops: "Pulling Back the Curtain" with the Women in Criminal Justice Task Force
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Maryam Ahranjani, Associate Professor and Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Professor with the University of New Mexico School of Law. Reporter of the Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice.Yaamini Rao, Deputy Public Defender at Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. Advisory Board member and Data Committee Co-chair.The Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice join u
Cybercrime Law: A Call for Uniformity
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Jody Westby, Global Cyber Risk LLC and Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Computer ScienceMatthew Esworthy Partner with Bowie & JensenThere has been a surge in cybercrime over the last 18 months, escalating the need for more uniform laws in this space both globally and domestically. Jody and Matt join us to give us background on the escalat
A Day In The Life: Judge and Prosecutor
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Hon. Rachel L. Pickering, Third Judicial District; Shawnee County Kansas Elizabeth Rosen, Assistant State's Attorney at The Office of the State's Attorney, Howard CountyJudge Pickering and Elizabeth share what a day in the life is like for them as a judge and a prosecutor, respectively. Each shares their daily activities in addition to reflections on pivotal c
Jones v. Mississippi
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Kristina Kersey, Senior Youth Defense CounselWe are revisiting Jones v. Mississippi as the decision came as a shock and disappointment to juvenile justice advocates across the country. With recent Miller and Montgomery decisions, the expectation was that the court would rule to reduce the sentence of Jones. Kristina helps us review Jones' path to the Supreme Court
Public Defender Reform
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Emily Galvin-Almanza, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Partners for JusticeEmily joins us to recommend ways that public defenders can be a leader in criminal justice reform. We talk discuss early interventions that can help mitigate caused to defendants when they intersect with the criminal justice system.Partners for JusticeWant to get involved with the Criminal Ju
Introducing the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Dean Sudha Setty of Western New England University School of Law Madeleine & Sudha join us to discuss a new initiative of the ABA, housed within CJS, the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium. What is the Consortium? Why was it created? What does it hope to accomplish?Want to get involved w
COVID-19 Prisoners Reexamined
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Hadar Avriam Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law Sharon Dolovich Professor of Law and Director, UCLA Covid-19 Behind Bars Data Project Director, Prison Law and Policy Program UCLA School of LawIn May of 2020, we discussed the impact of COVID on prisoners during the pandemic. It’s been over a year since that discussion so Hadar and Sharon provide a review of
Who Prosecutes Prosecutors?
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Michael Moore, Beadle County State's Attorney, co-chair of ABACJS Prosecution Function Committee and Past President of the National District Attorney's Association.Is Bill Cosby free due to prosecutorial misconduct? Michael helps answer the question "What happens when a prosecutor is accused of misconduct?" We also take the time to discuss the paramet
Resolutions: Annual 2021
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: Neal Sonnett, Criminal Defense Attorney and former CJS Chair.Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law. Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at George Washington University School of Law. Former CJS Chair.The ABA policymaking body met Aug. 9-10 at the Hybrid Annual Meeting to debate and vote on a wide range of p
Check-in with the Chair: Q3 2021; Passing of the Gavel
Send us Fan MailFeaturing: April Frazier Camara, CJS Chair and Chief, Lifelong Learning with National Legal Aid & Defender AssociationWayne McKenzie Incoming Criminal Justice Section Chair and General Counsel at NYC Department of Probation April and Wayne joins us to give an update on recent events for the Section but also to formally pass the gavel from one chair to the next. April reflects o
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