Public Defenseless

Today, Hunter was joined by Angela Chang and Sean Vicente of the Hamilton County, Ohio Public Defender Office. They joined the show to explain how they, along with their community, are fighting to hold police and prosecutors accountable for their unethical and illegal actions.
 
Guest:
Angela Chang, Youth Defense Director, Hamilton County Public Defender, Ohio
Sean Vicente, Municipal Director, Hamilton County Public Defender, Ohio
 
 
Resource:
Contact the PDs
https://www.hamiltoncountypd.org/
https://www.instagram.com/hamcopubdef/
https://www.facebook.com/hamcopubdef/
 
Issues around policing/accountability and intersection with discovery/defense
Overview of Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement  https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/collaborative-agreement-refresh/
https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/collaborative-agreement-refresh/documents-and-media-resources/

Discussion of Ohio Public Records law change/ attempts to circumvent discovery exchange by the prosecutor/police
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-149.43
The bill with the redlined amendments https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb265 
https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2025-11-25/ohio-supreme-court-rules-police-officer-identities-can-be-hidden-from-public-under-marsys-law
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06/ohio-lawmakers-step-back-from-sweeping-police-secrecy-measure.html
 
 
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales. Senator Gonzales was instrumental in shaping Colorado's progressive immigration policies. She is running against Senator John Hickenlooper in the Democratic primary for Colorado's Senate seat. Julie hopes that she will be able to bring her progressive politics to D.C. so she can challenge the status quo.
 
Guest:
Julie Gonzales, Colorado State Senator and Candidate for U.S. Senate
 
Resource:
 
Julie Gonzales Campaign Website: https://www.julieforcolorado.com/
Julie Gonzales on Socials: 
https://www.instagram.com/senadorajulie
https://www.facebook.com/senadorajulie
https://bsky.app/profile/senadorajulie.bsky.social
https://x.com/SenadoraJulie
Cato Institute Immigration Data: https://www.cato.org/immigration
 
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by long time criminal defense lawyer Jim Castle. Jim is here to help people understand the legal ethics related to workload limits and to explain where the Office of the State Public Defender gets these ethics wrong.
 
Guest:
Jim Castle, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Colorado
 
Resource:
Google Drive with Relevant Documents 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NVuuL9L6BUH8xBggXKnUMvsqJvSygk38?usp=drive_link
 
Link to ABA Formal Opinion 06-441
https://www.in.gov/ccaa/files/ABA.Ethics06-441.pdf
 
 
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Today, Hunter was joined once again by Travis Weiner, the former Colorado Public Defender who is suing the Colorado Public Defender System. On a previous episode, Travis detailed that he sued the state because he believed that OSPD retaliated against him for trying to do something about his unethical workloads. Today, Travis joins to discuss the most recent substantive hearing in his case to discuss the important take aways.
 
Guest:
Travis Weiner, Public Defender, New Mexico
 
Resource:
Google Drive with Relevant Documents 
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Today, Hunter shared the results of unfair labor complaint against the Colorado State Public Defender system.

 
Guest:
 
Resource:
Google Drive with Relevant Documents 
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