In U.S. v. Kilmar Abrego Garcia a federal judge dismissed the indictment for vindictive prosecution. The Brady List welcomes Robert McGuire, Jacob Warren, Christopher Eason, Jeremy Franker, Jason Harley, Aakash Singh, Todd Blanche, and Pam Bondi. giglio-bradylist.com/united-state...

This entire office is up for review.

Today, I spoke w/Jenny Andrews, Matthew Thiese, & Sara McCarthy about phase 2 of the national public defender well-being study. We discussed what the group hopes to learn in this phase and the role PD culture plays in maintaining the status quo of mass incarceration open.spotify.com/episode/6e0O...

“Kat” Abughazaleh speaking after today’s crazy developments in the “Broadview 6” case

Today, I spoke w/ @janefox.bsky.social of ALAA 2325 and Alexi Shalom of UAW Region 9. Jane and Alexi discussed how their union has provided their members with student debt relief and what public defenders could do to help their staff with student debt. open.spotify.com/episode/7lcI...

Thanks for having me on to talk through my story for @injusticewatch.org & @boltsmag.org!

Today, I spoke w/Anat Rubin, an investigative journalist with @calmatters.org. We discussed her reporting on "The Wal Mart of Public Defense" to understand how Public Defense is sold to the lowest bidder in rural California. open.spotify.com/episode/6cSx... Article: calmatters.org/investigatio...

Today, I spoke w/ Mary Anne Mendenhall, the Dir of Family Defense Initiatives w/ @partnersforjustice.bsky.social. We discussed why it is so important for family defense to become more integrated into public defense. open.spotify.com/episode/7bcN...

This is how it is done!

Today, I spoke w @profferguson.bsky.social about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You. In it, Andrew details how mass surveillance technology is spreading throughout America, why that tech is spreading, and what we can do to protect our right to privacy. open.spotify.com/episode/3RO0...

Here's my conversation with @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social about criminal discovery and the "shadow" (👻👻!) cast by the moribund constitutional Brady doctrine. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4...

Today, I spoke w/Frayla Tarpinian, the Executive Director of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services, about how an impending budget shortfall could lead to disaster for Public Defense in the state. open.spotify.com/episode/4v7A...

Today, I spoke w @rebeccawallace.bsky.social of @cofreedomfund.bsky.social & Kyle Giddings of @ccjrc.bsky.social to explain how Colorado's conservative, tough on crime coalition influences CO's criminal justice policy despite the dems controlling all 3 branches. open.spotify.com/episode/6QbR...

Today, I spoke w/Maggie Bott and Bob Kolstad, Hennepin County Public Defenders, and Brandon Garcia, a policy aide to Minneapolis City Council President Elliot Paige to discuss how the people of Minneapolis organized to resist DHS's occupation of the city. open.spotify.com/episode/2Qf9...

Quick question for the AG: if leaders serving the vulnerable lose hundreds of millions but keep million-dollar salaries, that’s fine? And if State Police and DEA land on the Brady list - meaning courts flag their credibility- we just shrug? Asking for Massachusetts. 1-What’s up? Or 2-¿Qué pasa? ☮️

Last year, the Oregon Public Defender Commision created a new contract that created a minimum caseload requirement for Public Defenders. Two chief Public Defender thought this was an illegal contract, and they sued the Commision. Yesterday, those chiefs won their case! www.opb.org/article/2026...

A Milwaukee police officer resigned after TMJ4 asked questions about why he remained off the Brady List for 2 years following drunk driving arrest. More: https://www.tmj4.com/news/duty-to-disclose/youre-being-deceptive-milwaukee-police-officer-resigns-brady-list-investigation-reveals-two-year-delay

If you are ever arrested, even if it is a false identification...you should plan on spending 1 year, or more, in jail w/o trial. That is how long it takes to wear out the prosecution. Speedy trial is gone. Due process is dead. This is authoritarianism. www.abc15.com/news/local-n...

Today, I spoke w/ @galvinalmanza.bsky.social about her new book, The Price of Mercy. In it, Emily expertly weaves social science and powerful anecdotes from her years as a Public Defender to challenge readers to rethink what public safety can/should look like open.spotify.com/episode/1S7P...

Today, I spoke w/Ryan Villa, CJA panel rep for the Federal District of NM. After not being paid since July, Ryan and 51 other members of the panel told their District Judge they would no longer take new cases. Ryan joins to explain why and what's next for the panel open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...

Today, I spoke w/Eric Seiferth and Nick Weldon of the New Orleans Historic Collection. We discussed the historical exhibit, The Captive State, that they curated that traces Louisiana's modern mass incarceration back to the state's slave holding colonial roots open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...

Today, I spoke with Maggie Bott, Olivia Henstein, and Bob Kolstad to discuss why they are trying to form a new, independent union ran by the public defenders and public defender staff of Minnesota. open.spotify.com/episode/1QWS...

Sheriff's are going down. The problem with most dishonorable officers is: - Their Department is not doing their job. - State POST Department is not doing their job. - Prosecutors are not doing their job. - Judges are not doing their job. Learn more at giglio-bradylist.com

I have a crazy amount of these stories gathered by the Brady List (giglio-bradylist.com). Who wants to see more?

Is anyone surprised?

Today, I spoke w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker of the Santa Cruz Public Defenders We discussed how Heather and Caitlin transformed a failing contract system into a promising holistic Public Defender program that is better equipped to meet their community's needs open.spotify.com/episode/6pMD...

I have been working on a new way to gather, organize, and present information and research about the Brady Doctrine. I hope you like it... brady.drolshagen.me/home

It seems the Colorado legislature will soon pass HB 25-1447, Fairness & Transparency in Municipal Court. @cofreedomfund.bsky.social put together this fact sheet explaining the injustices in CO municipal courts & why this bill is essential. Contact Gov Polis and tell him to sign this bill!

Today, I spoke w/ @lakidsrights.org Exec Dir Kristen Rome about ballot initiative Amendment 3. This Amdmnt would give the Legislature unchecked power to make it easier to prosecute young people in the adult criminal system, meaning more kids end up in Angola Prison. open.spotify.com/episode/4rhB...

Has Blue Sky been introduced to the #BradyList, yet? giglio-bradylist.com