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Ghislaine Maxwell, Juror Misconduct and Retrial Feb 09, 2022

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Featuring: Cynthia Nakao Professional Responsibility Advisor Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Ghislaine Maxwell was recently convicted of sex trafficking a minor, but her attorneys have formally requested a retrial stating that a juror did not disclose that they are a sexual abuse survivor. Cynthia highlights the applicable standards and potential problems that can arise in jury trials that can lead to a mistrial or retrial.
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An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations Feb 02, 2022

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Featuring: Mark Beardsworth partner in Cadwalader’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, resident in the London office.

Saverio Lembo heads Bär & Karrer’s White Collar Crime practice group.

Frances McLeod is a founding partner of FRA and head of its US offices.
Mark, Saverio and Frances are editors and contributors to the new CJS book, “An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations”. They join us to provide us with an introduction and sampling of the valuable best practice tips and guidance readers can expect to find in this book.
You can purchase the book here: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/416759862/.
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Check-in with the Chair: Q4 2021 Nov 10, 2021

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Featuring: Wayne McKenzie, General Counsel at NYC Department of Probation
Chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section.
Wayne joins us to give an update on what the Section has been up to and what plans they have for the coming months. We discuss in-person events like the recent white collar crime institutes and our upcoming CJS Fall Institute. We also discuss the other work of the Section in policy, new books, new reports and more.
With the CJS Fall Institute next week and Thanksgiving the week after that, we will sign off for Season 3. We will take a break for the months of December and January and return again in February.
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A Day In The Life: Defense Attorney and Academic Nov 03, 2021

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Featuring: Raul Ayala, Deputy Federal Public Defender at Office of the Federal Public Defender in the Central District of California and the collaborative court supervising attorney.
Ellen Yaroshefsky, The Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor in Legal Ethics and Professor of Law.
Raul and Ellen join us to share what a day in the life is like for them as a public defender and an academic, respectively. Each shares their daily activities in addition to reflections on pivotal career moments that got them to where they are. Finally, they reflect on what they wish they would have known before working in their respective roles.
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Task Force Ops: "Pulling Back the Curtain" with the Women in Criminal Justice Task Force Oct 20, 2021

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Featuring: Maryam Ahranjani, Associate Professor and Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Professor with the University of New Mexico School of Law. Reporter of the Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice.

Yaamini Rao, Deputy Public Defender at Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. Advisory Board member and Data Committee Co-chair.
The Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice join us to discuss their final report “Pulling Back the Curtain”. Further we discuss the impact of the listening sessions conducted by the Task Force and models for how these reports can help criminal justice practitioners across the country. And now that the report is published, the Task Force has plans to pressure test their recommendations. Maryam shares with us their plans and what we should expect looking forward.
Pulling Back the Curtain
"Toughen Up, Buttercup" versus #TimesUp: Initial Findings of the ABA Women in Criminal Justice Task Force
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Cybercrime Law: A Call for Uniformity Oct 13, 2021

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Featuring: Jody Westby, Global Cyber Risk LLC and Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Computer Science

Matthew Esworthy Partner with Bowie & Jensen
There has been a surge in cybercrime over the last 18 months, escalating the need for more uniform laws in this space both globally and domestically. Jody and Matt join us to give us background on the escalation in cybercrime and what the gaps are in our laws. Further we discuss how these laws impact investigations and where the laws currently stand.
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A Day In The Life: Judge and Prosecutor Oct 06, 2021

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Featuring: Hon. Rachel L. Pickering, Third Judicial District; Shawnee County Kansas
Elizabeth Rosen, Assistant State's Attorney at The Office of the State's Attorney, Howard County
Judge Pickering and Elizabeth share what a day in the life is like for them as a judge and a prosecutor, respectively. Each shares their daily activities in addition to reflections on pivotal career moments that got them to where they are. Finally, they reflect on what they wish they would have known before working as a judge or prosecutor, respectively.
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Jones v. Mississippi Sep 29, 2021

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Featuring: Kristina Kersey, Senior Youth Defense Counsel
We are revisiting Jones v. Mississippi as the decision came as a shock and disappointment to juvenile justice advocates across the country. With recent Miller and Montgomery decisions, the expectation was that the court would rule to reduce the sentence of Jones. Kristina helps us review Jones' path to the Supreme Court and what the potential impact of this decision might be.
Keeping up with the Joneses
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Public Defender Reform Sep 22, 2021

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Featuring: Emily Galvin-Almanza, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Partners for Justice
Emily joins us to recommend ways that public defenders can be a leader in criminal justice reform. We talk discuss early interventions that can help mitigate caused to defendants when they intersect with the criminal justice system.
Partners for Justice
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Introducing the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium Sep 15, 2021

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Featuring: Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Dean Sudha Setty of Western New England University School of Law
Madeleine & Sudha join us to discuss a new initiative of the ABA, housed within CJS, the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium. What is the Consortium? Why was it created? What does it hope to accomplish?
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