Mental Health Standards to Help Prepare for Testimony
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss scenarios where counsel might run into challenges when working with a client with mental health disabilities. Dr. Eric Drogin walks us through some scenario...
26 Jun 201918min
Task Force Ops: Investigating Plea Bargaining in America
Send us Fan Mail The Criminal Justice Section has created a new Plea Bargain Task Force. The Task Force begins its investigation into the current state of the plea bargaining in the American criminal ...
19 Jun 201925min
Fees and Fines Guidelines
Send us Fan Mail Fees and fines can entrap people in the criminal justice system based on their ability to pay. On this episode we discuss the Malia Brink from the American Bar Association’s Working G...
12 Jun 201913min
Youth in the Criminal Justice System
Send us Fan Mail With the release of the new miniseries "When They See Us" featuring the case of the Central Park 5, youth incarceration and prosecution is fresh on our minds. In this episode we speak...
5 Jun 201924min
Attorney General William Barr in Contempt
Send us Fan Mail Robert McWhirter joins us to discuss the implications of the Attorney General William Barr being held in Contempt of Congress and the next steps. We further discuss his potential pros...
23 Mai 201921min
Check-in with the Chair: Q2 2019
Send us Fan Mail Current CJS Chair, Lucian Dervan, joins us again to give an update on current events and projects within The Section. He provides an update on the following: Spring Meeting in Nashvil...
22 Mai 201929min
Representing People with Mental Disabilities
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss with Elizabeth Kelley the nuances of representing people with mental disabilities like establishing competency and sanity. We first establish that we are s...
14 Mai 201920min
Forensic Evidence in the Courtroom
Send us Fan Mail The Sheridan County Prosecuting Attorney of 32 years, Matt Redle, joins us on the podcast. In this episode we discuss the evolution of forensic evidence being used in the courtroom. W...
7 Mai 201917min
