Johann Drolshagen
@jdrolshagen.bsky.social
I'm focused on the intersection of technology, law, and government. My work spans books, policy papers, and legal analyses that explore systemic accountability, digital governance, and civic reform in the face of global technological change.
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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...
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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...
open.spotify.com/episode/55HE...
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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...
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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...
open.spotify.com/episode/5UCu...
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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...
open.spotify.com/episode/1QWS...
357 | Why are Minnesota Public Defenders Trying to Form an Independent Union? w/Bob Kolstad, Maggie Bott, Olivia Henstein
Public Defenseless · Episode
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May 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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...
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
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
May 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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
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?
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I have a crazy amount of these stories gathered by the Brady List (giglio-bradylist.com). Who wants to see more?
Is anyone surprised?
Wisconsin Watch reports that Milwaukee County’s Brady list, which is supposed to flag officers with integrity issues, still omits cops whose court testimony has been found not to be credible: wisconsinwatch.org/2...
Falsifying reports. Found ‘not credible.’ Why aren’t they on Milwaukee’s list of police officers with integrity issues?
Milwaukee County’s Brady list omits officers whose court testimony has been found not credible and who have cost taxpayers millions in misconduct lawsuits.
wisconsinwatch.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Is anyone surprised?
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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...
open.spotify.com/episode/6pMD...
346 | The Revival of Public Defense in Santa Cruz County California w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker
Public Defenseless · Episode
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April 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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...
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
I hope you like it... brady.drolshagen.me/home
April 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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
I hope you like it... brady.drolshagen.me/home
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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!
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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!
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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...
open.spotify.com/episode/4rhB...
340 | The Amendment to Louisiana's Constitution that is Trying to Make it Easier to Send Kids to Angola Prison w/Kristen Rome
Public Defenseless · Episode
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March 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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...
open.spotify.com/episode/4rhB...
![To ensure fair trials the Supreme Court of the United States created the Brady doctrine obligating the prosecutor of every case to investigate, gather, and disclose all information about any individual upon whose testimony they will rely.
The Brady List is the definitive public-facing platform of record for information about officer misconduct, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, do-not-call listings [Giglio letter], and more potential impeachment disclosures.
This platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ll3imhkkb5f2pn6qlk5we3h3/bafkreih6soytdcvcymowf3pysanxpaveu7ukwm7pik2a7i6773sua7j5gi@jpeg)
January 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM