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Hunter Parnell 12/12/24 Hunter Parnell 12/12/24

311 | How the Supreme Court has Injected Chaos and Confusion into the Second Amendment w/Jacob Charles

What is going on with the Second Amendment w/Jacob Charles

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Hunter Parnell 12/12/24 Hunter Parnell 12/12/24

310 | How the Junk Science Shaken Baby Syndrome Infected the Criminal Legal System w/Dr. Julie Mack and Randy Papetti

A Deep Dive into the Junk Science, Shaken Baby Syndrome w/Dr. Julie Mack and Randy Papetti

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Hunter Parnell 12/10/24 Hunter Parnell 12/10/24

309 | The Problems and Promise of Public Defense in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania w/Rob Perkins and Dan Eichinger

The Fight to Improve Public Defense in Allegheny County w/Rob Perkins and Dan Eichinger

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Hunter Parnell 12/10/24 Hunter Parnell 12/10/24

308 | How the Fear of Too Much Justice Keeps Our Legal System Cruel w/Stephen Bright

How the Fear of Too Much Justice Keeps the Legal System Trapped in Amber w/Stephen Bright

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Hunter Parnell 12/4/24 Hunter Parnell 12/4/24

307 | Why Are Prisoners at Virginia's Red Onion Prison Severely Burning Themselves? w/Phil Wilayto

Why are Prisoners at the Red Onion Prison Self-Immolating w/Phil Wilayto

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Hunter Parnell 12/3/24 Hunter Parnell 12/3/24

306 | Why it's Nearly Impossible to Hold the Government Accountable for Violating your Rights w/Joanna Schwartz

Why it is so difficult to hold the government accountable for violating your rights w/Joanna Schwartz

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Hunter Parnell 12/3/24 Hunter Parnell 12/3/24

305 | How Prosecutors Might get Rewarded for Messing Up the Harvey Weinstein Case w/Amanda Jack

How Prosecutors might get even more power for messing up the Harvey Weinstein Trial w/Amanda Jack

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Hunter Parnell 12/3/24 Hunter Parnell 12/3/24

304 | One Step Forward and Two Steps Back Mississippi Public Defense w/Andre de Gruy

More Road Blocks for Public Defense Improvement in Mississippi w/Andre de Gruy

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Hunter Parnell 11/21/24 Hunter Parnell 11/21/24

303 | How A.I. Can Help Public Defenders Challenge Police and Prosecutors Part 2 w/Prabhas Pokharel

How AI is helping Public Defenders Comb Through Hours of Body Worn Camera w/Prabhas Pokharel

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Hunter Parnell 11/20/24 Hunter Parnell 11/20/24

302 | How A.I. is Helping Police and Prosecutors Surveil, Arrest, and Incarcerate People w/Andrew Ferguson

How to think about the Fourth Amendment in the digital era and how to combat the use of A.I. by police and prosecutors w/Andrew Ferguson

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Hunter Parnell 11/19/24 Hunter Parnell 11/19/24

301 | How A.I. Can Help Public Defenders Challenge Police and Prosecutors Part 1 w/IV Ashton

How AI Can Help Public Defenders w/IV Ashton

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Hunter Parnell 11/18/24 Hunter Parnell 11/18/24

300 | How Mitigation is Helping Veterans Escape the Criminal Legal System w/Nancy Farrell and Dee Miller

Helping Veterans Escape the Legal System with the Help of Mitigation w/Dee Miller and Nancy Farrell

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Hunter Parnell 11/13/24 Hunter Parnell 11/13/24

299 | How NAPD is Fostering a National Forum for Public Defense Innovations w/Jeff Sherr

What the NAPD is doing to Foster a Forum for Public Defense Innovations w/Jeff Sherr

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Hunter Parnell 11/12/24 Hunter Parnell 11/12/24

298 | What the History of ULCA’s Police Department Tells Us About the Issues with Campus Police

What the History of ULCA’s Police Department Tells Us About the Issues with Campus Police w/Andrew Guerrero

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Hunter Parnell 11/7/24 Hunter Parnell 11/7/24

297 | The Successes and Failings of Plea Bargaining in Europe w/Rebecca Shaeffer

How Plea Bargaining does and doesn’t Work throughout Europe w/Rebecca Shaeffer

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Hunter Parnell 11/6/24 Hunter Parnell 11/6/24

296 | How South Dakota is Fixing its Public Defense Crisis w/Aditi Goel

Is there hope for change in South Dakota Public Defense? w/Aditi Goel

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Hunter Parnell 11/5/24 Hunter Parnell 11/5/24

295 | What Can be Learned About Plea Bargaining from Japan's Failed Plea Experiment w/Lucian Dervan

The Lessons Learned About Plea Bargaining From Japan’s Failed Plea Experiment w/Lucian Dervan

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Hunter Parnell 10/31/24 Hunter Parnell 10/31/24

294 | A Judicial Candidate Speaks Out Against Retaliation by a High Ranking Member of Oregon Public Defense w/Rachel Philips

The Portland Judicial Candidate Speaking out Against Retaliation by a High Ranking Member of Oregon Public Defense w/Rachel Philips

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Disclaimer: Hunter Parnell hosts Public Defenseless in his personal capacity. The views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not represent the Aurora Municipal Public Defender or any guest's employer. Nothing on this show is legal advice, and listening does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are facing criminal charges, talk to a lawyer.

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