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"Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To Biden’s Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement," by Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, May 16, 2024
"Full 10th Circuit Urged to Grant Retrial After Prosecutor Listened to Attorney-Client Call," by Avalon Zoppo, National Law Journal, May 15, 2024
"Florida deputy’s killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race," by Tara Copp and Claudia Lauer, AP News, May 16, 2024
"The Second Look Movement: A Review of the Nation’s Sentence Review Laws," by Becky Feldman, The Sentencing Project, May 15, 2024
"Civil Rights Groups Letter in Opposition to DC Bills H.R. 7530 and H.R. 5798," The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RIghts, May 13, 2024
"Biden Should Release People In Prison For Marijuana, Criminal Defense Lawyers Group Tells White House," by Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, May 06, 2024
"Representing People Charged with Crimes Associated with Being Pregnant," by Daniel N. Arshack, ABA Criminal Justice Magazine, May 02, 2024
"Push continues to remove Richard Glossip from death row, briefs filed in support," by Alexandra Sharfman, KOKH FOX 25, May 02, 2024
"Criminal Defense Attys Push Biden For Cannabis Clemency," by Sam Reisman, Law360, May 03, 2024
"Travis County Tests Program to Provide Legal Defense at Bail Hearings," By Austin Sanders, The Austin Chronicle, May 03, 2024
"Critics question tech-heavy lineup of new Homeland Security AI safety board," by Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, April 29, 2024
"Justices Told Error Admission Merits Respect In Capital Case," by Katie Buehler, Law360, April 30, 2024
"Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules," by Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, April 18, 2024
"Activists in DC for 4/20, Demanding Federal Action for Marijuana Justice," by Alexander Lekhtman, Filter, April 19, 2024
"Where is the the Ethical Limit for Zealous Criminal Defense Advocacy? w/MartÃn Sabelli," by Hunter Parnell, Public Defenseless Podcast, April 16, 2024