Defending Justice: The Role of Defense Attorneys

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

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