Honored to carry the legacy of NYC's first Black mayor as the inaugural David Dinkins '56 Professor @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social. Mayor Dinkins brought dignity & unity to our city during difficult times. Having an endowed chair in his name sends a powerful message about the values BLS champions

Filed today! Next term #SCOTUS will determine whether a def’s 6A rt to counsel is violated when a trial court prohibits the def & counsel from discussing def’s testimony during a 24 hr recess at a critical stage of trial. We argue that it is @myconstitution.bsky.social @brooklawschool.bsky.social

Grateful to share “Divided Loyalties: A Taxonomy of Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests,” for LSA’s Racial Equality Scholarship panel. Thank you Fred Smith for the generative feedback & @yuvrajjoshi.bsky.social for organizing us: @jamelia.bsky.social, Ngozi Okidegbe, Daniel Harawa, & Susan Sturm 🙏🏾

Client Counseling in Post-Conviction. Now out in hard copy! BU Law Review, Vol. 104 www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

Thank you @hofstralaw.bsky.social faculty for the fantastic feedback on my new project examining the 6A right to conflict free counsel & indigent defense, & for reminding me that conflict issues are increasingly present in the private sector given Trump’s crusade against big law.

Join me April 23 @ 6pm for a convo on Racial Equity in Global Justice Systems: Addressing Disparities & Strengthening Accountability @ the NYC Bar Association, a UN Side Event. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Now in hard copy! Back to the Future: (Re)constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, relying on Reconstruction & 14th Amendment to envision a new IAC standard @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social

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Join us Fri, Mar. 14 at 3pm ET for a spirited convo, "Unpacking the Role of the Federal Government in Advancing (& Hindering) the Movement for Racial Justice: Past & Present." Hosted by SALT. Register: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tune into @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social for a convo about “Universal Public Defense,” a provocative thought experiment, forthcoming in Harvard CR-CL L Rev: open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4...

Check out my response, "Client Counseling in Post-Conviction," in @bulaw.bsky.social's Law Review, Vol. 104, engaging with @apetrigh.bsky.social's article "Counseling Oppression." www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

The federal charges against Mangione, which could result in death, underscore capital punishment’s arbitrariness. The death penalty has never been about just punishment, it’s about politics, posturing, & power.

Check out the Death Penalty Information (DPI) Center's new website. DPI is a national nonprofit providing the media, policymakers, & public w/ data & analysis on issues concerning capital punishment & the people it affects. deathpenaltyinfo.org

Join @wuc3.bsky.social, Praveen Fernandes, & me 12/4 @ 3pm ET for a virtual convo about the Constitution's progressive ideals, rooted in Reconstruction & other social movements. Register at the link: www.theusconstitution.org/events/back-...