Marquise Findley-Smith, Esq.

Congrats, @K_Nicole_Hudson! 👏🏾 #BlackDefendersMatter

And NOW… the union representing higher ranks in LASD filed an unfair labor complaint against the sheriff and the county - they’re objecting to being asked about deputy gang tattoos when they are considered for promotion:

Black attorneys make up just 2% of the legal space, even fewer become public defenders. Attend this panel discussion about the hurdles to having more Black men in the public defense space and examining the role of representation in the courtroom: bpda.blackdefender.org/Summer2023

What a story by Dozens of LASD deputies ordered to show suspected gang tattoos, reveal others who have them latimes.com/california/sto…

How can Black defenders protect our communities and our future? Attend "The Necessity of Black Youth Defenders" session to examine the impact of systemic racism on young POC & empowering Black youth defenders: bpda.blackdefender.org/Summer2023 @mfindleysmith @GaultCenter @LAKidsRights

Thank you, Jason!! 🙏🏾

New: Deandre Whitehead's attorney showed up at a Baltimore jail for a wellness check after hearing her client had a seizure-like episode days earlier. She demanded to know why he hadn't yet seen a doctor. A day later, he was dead. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

all of the reforms failed at the same damn time - black cops, body cameras, multiple cops on the scene, tasers instead of guns- so how is more reform the answer? #Blacker cops? Even non-deadlier non deadly weapons? ten cops instead of five? HD body cameras? harder convictions?

He's been a player, coordinator, and interim HC for @bowiestatefb, and now, @CoachKJack is taking over the Bulldogs program full-time. @RealLeonHarris has the story of the man who is ready to lead the DII powerhouse to new heights @nbcwashington @BSU_Sports_Info @BowieState

Reflecting this am on this powerful passage from @ProfKrisHenning’s book. The District would look very different if we held adults accountable to youth with the same vigor that folks clamor for youth to be held accountable to adults.

DC law requires landlords to let people know from the beginning what their process is for tenant screening, and how to challenge a decision. If people are rejected, they need to be told specifically why—and it can’t be based on credit score alone. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

Why do federal judges jail >75% of people before trial? A groundbreaking new report by me and my Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, featured in USA Today, explains why: freedomdenied.law.uchicago.edu [1/6]

Geaux Brielyn, so proud!

Florida ✈️ Louisiana Brielyn Knowles is headed to Baton Rouge! #GeauxTigers

One of the most alarming things is the way this is framed. If accurate, 900 youth arrests is 90/month, which would mean we are on pace for ~1080 youth arrests for 2022. That would be a HUGE decline (~20%) over last year, which had the fewest arrests in at least the last 15 years.

I am honored to be publishing my upcoming article in the @LUCLawJournal. This article is the 1st in a series arguing for razing & rebuilding the delinquency court. This 1st article deconstructs the philosophical foundation of parens patriae & sets out a roadmap for replacing it.

“We need to stop scapegoating young people.” Watch our Policy Director @EduardoRFerrer discuss PG county’s new youth curfew with @MaxJMarcilla from @DCNewsNow. dcnewsnow.com/news/local-new…

Won’t be your last experience either! 🏁

Extremely excited about this opportunity. God is the greatest! #HTTC