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The perpetual crisis in indigent defense
Which states are are violating the Sixth Amendment by providing inadequate indigent defense? The better question may be, which states aren't?
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Radley Balko
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Daisy had other plans
On lost dogs and unmixed blessings
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Radley Balko
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Roundup: Racially disproportionate police stops return to NYC, FBI wastes public money baiting protesters into crimes, the right crushes on…
Greetings, Watch readers! I’m Peter Beck, Radley’s intern, and I’ll be handling the latest round up. Radley also asked me to tell you a bit about…
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Radley Balko
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August 2023
My questions for the GOP candidates
Here's what I'd ask the also-rans at Wednesday's Trumpless debate
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Radley Balko
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A Q&A with the visionary "nerd" who's trying to make expert testimony more reliable
A family tragedy drove Peter Stout's quest to improve forensics. Will the criminal justice system let him?
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Radley Balko
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Roundup: LA police union likens journalism to "stalking," dangerous heat overwhelms prisons, a horrific wrongful conviction in Australia
A few housekeeping and self-promotion items: I’ve mentioned in previous roundups that I was recently named a finalist for a couple awards. I’m happy to…
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Radley Balko
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July 2023
Rise of the Warrior Cop, 10 years on
Looking back on Ferguson, George Floyd, and the decade in American policing since my first book was published
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Radley Balko
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“The attorney general is here. We gotta go now."
A new report reveals yet more evidence that the Trump administration violently dispersed George Floyd protesters so the president could stage a photo…
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Radley Balko
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June 2023
Roundup: Barry Jones is free, another awful AEDPA ruling from SCOTUS, and a steep drop in the murder rate
A few housekeeping/self-promotion items before we get to the latest roundup: I wrote a piece for the Daily Beast on Ron DeSantis’s clumsy attempt to…
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Radley Balko
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What if we treated wrongful convictions and bad police shootings the way we treat plane crashes?
In a Q&A, Quattrone Center Executive Director John Hollway explains how "sentinel event reviews" can improve the criminal justice system
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Radley Balko
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May 2023
Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis
A landmark Chicago court ruling threatens a century of expert ballistics testimony
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Radley Balko
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Hi! You've been referred here because you repeated a false claim about California's shoplifting law
Not only did California not "legalize shoplifting," its shoplifting law is still comparatively strict
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Radley Balko
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