Sarah and David catch up on the latest case in Second Amendment jurisprudence before talking with Matt Martens about his new book, Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal.
The Agenda:
—Matt’s faith
—The prosecutor-to-defense-attorney pipeline
—The plea bargaining system
—The issues with eye-witness testimony
—Brady violations
—Should prosecutors have absolute immunity?
—Racial discrimination in the justice system
—Defending people we don’t like
Show Notes:
—United States v. Williams
Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.
David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
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