Books that are not about public defense but that are really useful if you're a public defender: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWi9...

5 Books with Emily Galvin Almanza

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I hope the ppl of Tennessee start looking past the idea that republicans have their back that they have their best interests in mind! They don’t they will lie to your face and turn around and do the opposite of what they promised every time! These red states better wake up‼️

Emily Galvin-Almanza@galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 4w ago

Tennessee. I'm telling you. www.theveritasedit.com/thenotebook/...

He should just appoint someone.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 3w ago

We all know this still stinks to high heaven. Gov. Andy Beshear says he still hasn’t received an official update from Sen. Mitch McConnell. “I’ve had no official response. Nothing sent to our office, no letter, no email.”

Tennessee. I'm telling you. www.theveritasedit.com/thenotebook/...

The NYT games accept Rani as a word but not Raja. Imam but not Virgo. Both Mama and Mamma but only Nana, not Nanna. There are a million of these spots where I can find no internal consistency or governing rule and it's driving me NUTS

Are you guys following the Tennessee gubernatorial? Not enough people are. Looking at primary turnout and some wild shifts left, the current chief defender of Shelby County may actually have a shot to become governor of the state. Blue Tennessee. Worth checking out. youtu.be/p8uo718P1JE

Jerri Green launches her first ad for her race for Governor of Tennessee

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I was really enjoying watching this game tonight, but then I remembered that I bring incredibly bad basketball luck so I left about 20 minutes ago and everyone in New York can feel free to thank me now

Guys, it's my TRUE CRIME debut on The Knife! And it was personal and intense and... I'm so so so glad I got to do it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Off Record: The ER of Law (with Emily Galvin Almanza)

Podcast Episode · The Knife: A True Crime Podcast · June 11 · 49m

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I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“The feature uses a combination of bedtime stories, relaxing sounds, and guided meditations along with scheduling and customization options accessible only to adults.”

Don't mind me I'll just be watching world cup videos and crying bc it's so moving to me that the world came here in spite of how we are. And they're finding things to love, too. Not in our fancy coastal cities but in Kansas and Alabama and all their videos are SO BEAUTIFUL

(person who doesn't understand how counting works) THE WAR IS UPON US

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can you imagine being so mired in the nonsense of rightwing BS—and so goddamn stupid—that you call for people to die over [checks notes] reality TV idiot Spencer Pratt coming in third in an LA mayoral election? What D-U-M-[another letter] times we live in.

The gap is never widening or closing. When the last vote is cast, the gap IS. Everything else is just the procedure of revealing it. A procedure that often correlates with partisan ID in a way that all-too-perfectly aligns w those most likely to buy into stupid conspiracy theories.

If you've been waiting to order The Price of Mercy, now's your chance! There's a $1.99 Kindle special happening *just for the next couple of days* so act fast and tell your friends. (Or a benighted lawmaker. Or mayor. Or whatever) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763496...

The Price of Mercy by Emily Galvin Almanza: 9780593799116 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite—and offering a blueprint...

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Take a break from doomscrolling for me to tell you about how the theft crimes you hear about are literally the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what is actually being stolen and by whom.

Notable that when Judge April Perry scheduled today's hearing in the Broadview 6 case, she told the feds to bring unredacted transcripts showing how the law in the case was described to the grand jury. By dropping the conspiracy count, the feds avoided sharing them: bsky.app/profile/jons...

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago say they are dismissing the conspiracy count against the remaining members of the Broadview Six.

SCOTUS decision isn’t just about maps. It’s about who has power. Our focus must be on state/local races not just federal ones. It’s the state legislature that draws the maps. Electing Dems will help ensure that the maps will be drawn fairly & that every minority group will have their voices heard.

I am very interested to see whether concerns over AIPAC ties will trickle out from feds to local electeds (this article about a CA prosecutor really caused me to think about that) boltsmag.org/stanford-san...

In Bay Area, Felony Charges Against Student Protesters Prompt Free Speech Concerns - Bolts

German Gonzalez grew up about an hour south of Stanford University, in a dusty California farming town where the apples for Martinelli’s sparkling cider are juiced and packaged. In high... Read More

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Having an opportunity to share the perils---but also the amazing, evidence-based paths forward!---within the criminal courts system is a huge privilege. I'm so grateful to my alma mater for this coverage!

Stanford Law School@law.stanford.edu · 4mo ago

Emily Galvin Almanza (@galvinalmanza.bsky.social), JD ’10, Stanford Law lecturer, former public defender, and co-founder of Partners for Justice (@partnersforjustice.bsky.social), has a new book: "The Price of Mercy." Read more:

This is so amazing!!! A smart lawyer read The Price of Mercy, reflected on it, and is using it to make change---I could not be more thrilled!!! losgatan.com/blum-a-lawye...

Blum: A lawyer’s evolution | Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California

For more than 47 years, I made my living as a divorce attorney and mediator. I was the one asking the questions, navigating the intricacies of the law, and trying to find a path through the wreckage o...

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Surveillance technology is largely a money pit full of really toxic illusions

Matt Sebastian@mattsebastian.com · 4mo ago

An alert from Denver’s ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system prompted police to swarm a Montbello woman’s 70th birthday party with guns drawn and detain Black partygoers for close to an hour — even though the alert was 20 minutes old, for a neighboring address and was likely triggered by fireworks

This was an amazing night and I'm so grateful for the heroic defenders of Houston!

Harris County Public Defender's Office@hcpdo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

THANK YOU to all who attended this discussion at Brazos Bookstore with Author @galvinalmanza.bsky.social of ‘The Price of Mercy’. Chief Draper opened the event saying “to the defenders in the room… I firmly believe that we are … the heroes in this movement.” #publicdefense #justiceforall

Every day I write about crime and curse under my breath, dammit, Leo, what are you DOING

you know, Donald Trump has a point. whenever a robbery, murder, mass shooting, or just a simple pickpocket situation happens, I immediately think “this would never have happened if Pope Leo just did his job”

MISTER ROGERS IS WEAK ON CRIME

Like imagine your grandpa said “the pope is weak on crime” at dinner.

Pope Leo is weak on crime is one of the craziest sentences I’ve ever read.

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What an embarrassing loser

JD Vance, are you free in October

Potentially a huge boost to a more unified, more smoothly functioning EU

What do you call the opposite of charisma? Revulsmo?

Julia Carrie Wong@joolia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend

Looking for that same amazing Vance Effect right here at home in November