Constitutionally Required

Seattle native. AFPD in Seattle and formerly Detroit. Russian speaker. @middlebury and @umichlaw alum. SEA➡️VT➡️Siberia➡️A2➡️CLE➡️SF➡️DET➡️ SEA. Dog mom.

[UChicago Law School @UChicagoLaw]

“It’s encouraging to see that the Commission has taken that discussion into consideration in crafting these proposals,” Clinical Prof. @SieglerAlison said. She had the opportunity to help shape proposed amendments to federal sentencing Guidelines. https://t.co/sT6AShu8Xz

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

Attn Crim Law/Pro/Evidence Profs: Want to join a letter to jury instruction drafting committees arguing for an explanation-based change to instruction on right to remain silent that says there are innocent reasons why a defendant might not testify? 👇 https://t.co/4Pj7R4LfE9?

[Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow]

The nomination of Pam Bondi, a death penalty enthusiast, for AG further corroborates that federal executions will resume rapidly unless Biden commutes the sentences of the people on death row.

[Alison Siegler @SieglerAlison]

Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in @TheUSSCgov Drug Sentencing Roundtable. Forty years into the failed War on Drugs, it is past time to rethink the drug Guidelines. Thankful to the Commission for hosting this conversation. 1/2

[Vick @WaqarVick]

Every defense attorney knows the situation of a client taking a plea deal just to be released from the confines of a pre-trial detention facility and return home to their family, their friends, their life…

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Every single state in the US incarcerates more people per capita than most nations.

Where does your state stand?👇
https://t.co/eueX0I8snY

[Lara Bazelon @larabazelon]

1/5: In a wrongful conviction case where a man was about to be put to death, a wild turn of events. The Republican dominated legislature in TX stopped the clock with hours to go by subpoenaing the condemned man to appear before them to testify about his innocence.

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

Come work with me! The MDefenders program is looking to hire a Program Director/Instructor to work with the aspiring public defender community @UMichLaw. Details here: https://t.co/GZMBKJkzuQ

[The Appeal @theappeal]

The State of Oklahoma plans to execute Emmanuel Littlejohn this morning even though prosecutors argued another man was the shooter and a state board has recommended the governor spare Littlejohn's life. https://t.co/dZen13eOw4

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

Do you know how great @UMichLaw's MDefenders community is? For our inaugural on-campus Public Defender Interviewing Week we have 26 public defense employers from across the country here and 146 student interviews scheduled. GO BLUE!

[Matthew Segal @segalmr]

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: "the odor of burnt cannabis, alone, is insufficient to provide probable cause for police officers to perform a warrantless search of a vehicle" https://t.co/r4k3pNZyv9

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

WA prisons take millions from incarcerated people & their loved ones every year – and the money is collecting dust

Basically, an already vulnerable population is footing the bill of incarceration, all while needs on the inside go unmet

(via @gracesdeng)
https://t.co/nwFn6zDKmS

[Patrick Bryant @pat_bryant]

The Maryland Federal Public Defender's Office is hiring an appellate attorney for its Greenbelt location (just outside DC). Great folks in that office - go now!
https://t.co/oEVkf2nHJy

#AppellateTwitter #AppellateJobs #PublicDefenderJobs

[Patrick Bryant @pat_bryant]

The Central District of California Federal Public Defender's Office is hiring an appellate attorney! One of the best FPD appellate units in the country! Be in Los Angeles in time for the 2028 Olympics!

https://t.co/qgoU1IsdOW

#AppellateTwitter #AppellateJobs #PublicDefenderJobs

[Patrick Bryant @pat_bryant]

The Southern District of Ohio Federal Public Defender's Office is hiring an appellate attorney! (Based in Cincinnati, but potential for remote work from anywhere.)

https://t.co/CK6HJZqjiV

#AppellateTwitter #AppellateJobs #PublicDefenderJobs

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Pretrial detention is a public safety concern. It makes people lose jobs, housing & government benefits – life-altering consequences that judges ignore.

How does this leave anyone better off?

https://t.co/o8hDARyhfJ

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

New @UMichLaw #DataforDefenders brief showing how race infects sentencing, that Black men and boys are punished with more severe penalties than their white counterparts, and collecting studies showing judges are not immune to these implicit biases. https://t.co/E50Dj56acH

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

New @UMichLaw #DataforDefenders brief relying on neuroscience to show that kids’ long-term planning, emotional regulation, impulse control, ability to evaluate risk/reward, and susceptibility to peer pressure are still developing into a person’s twenties.  https://t.co/E50Dj56acH

[Eve Brensike Primus @PrimusEve]

New @UMichLaw #DataforDefenders motion to suppress statement using social science to argue judges shouldn't ask if offensive police interrogation tactics caused person to confess. Lack of reaction & aggressive reactions are common, esp. among Black men. https://t.co/E50Dj56acH

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

"Michigan's policy of putting people on a sex-offender registry even if their crime was nonsexual is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court said Monday"

Why this had to be litigated is beyond me....but here we are.

https://t.co/YY6r9HzdU7