Black Public Defender Association (BPDA)
@bpda_justice
A national network of skilled Black defenders who identify with and come from the communities most disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system.
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Renate Lunn
@rjlunn
Director of Training at @NYC_Defenders. I make public defenders out of law grads and strive to give excellent defenders the tools to be more excellent. She/her
Aaron L. Morrison
@aaronlmorrison
Race & Ethnicity News Editor for @AP. ✉️: amorrison (at) ap (dot) org | Adjunct lecturer, @newmarkjschool | DMs open. RTs ≠ endorsements. He/him.
Innocence Project
@innocence
We work to help free innocent people from prison and transform the criminal legal system.
Constance Jones
@constancenbc6
Morning News Anchor @NBC6 MIAMI 🌞🌴Stuttgart 💚💗 #AKA Instagram.com/ConstanceJones… #NABJ || Send news tips to [email protected]
NACDL
@nacdl
The nation’s criminal defense bar association since 1958.
Marvin Carr
@drmarvincarr
Angelic Trouble Maker in Training. Corporate Philanthropy Professional, Engineer, Nupe, Race Scholar, classically trained tenor, & HBCU Grad.
Beth Shelburne
@bshelburne
Journalist, writer, investigative reporter, podcaster. Heart attack survivor, pal to assorted humans. Mostly brave except with roaches.
Kashmir Hill
@kashhill
Privacy pragmatist. @nytimes journalist. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. Named after the Led Zeppelin song.
Hassan Ali Kanu
@hassankanu
Covering courts/regulatory law @politico. Priors @TheProspect @reuters @blaw. Sierra Leonean 🇸🇱. Continuously depressed Wizards fan. Alum @DukeLaw @Morehouse
Glenn E. Martin 🐐
@glennemartin
Fixer Activist Spartan Unbossed Founder 6X Entrepreneur
Scott Hechinger
@scotthech
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Fighting everyday to share the truth about public health & safety.
Zoe Tillman
@zoetillman
Hello from court. Covering the intersection of law and politics at Bloomberg News. ztillman2 at bloomberg dot net
Southern Poverty Law Center
@splcenter
Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements..
ArchCity Defenders
@archcitydefense
holistic legal advocacy organization that combats the criminalization of poverty & state violence, especially in communities of color. RT doesn’t = endorsement.
Nina Totenberg
@ninatotenberg
NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent DINNERS WITH RUTH out now: bit.ly/3QfcWjp
Prison Policy Initiative
@prisonpolicy
Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: prisonpolicy.org/subscribe/
ACLU of Louisiana
@acluoflouisiana
We defend the rights of ALL Louisianians. Join us at laaclu.org/join | Learn about our work to put racist policing on trial at aclujusticelab.org
Damaso Reyes
@damasoreyes
Executive & Investigative Editor @nyamnews, founding editor @nyblacklight. Living kidney donor. Media Literacy Expert. Retweets ≠ endorsements, He/His.
Equal Justice USA
@ejusa
EJUSA works to transform the justice system by promoting responses to violence that break cycles of trauma.
The Bronx Defenders
@bronxdefenders
Nonprofit transforming how low-income people are represented in the legal system and transforming the system itself
Legal Aid Justice Center
@legalaidjustice
We partner with communities and clients in Virginia to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.
Michael Coard
@michaelcoard
African, Attorney, Radio & TV Host, Newspaper & Magazine Columnist, Adjunct Professor, and Vegan- but mostly just The Angriest Black Man in America
Western Center on Law & Poverty
@western_center
Fighting poverty in California. Advancing economic & racial justice. Advocating & litigating for change.
The Joyce Foundation
@joycefdn
Investing in the future of the #GreatLakes region through public policies & strategies to advance #racialequity & #economicmobility. @joycefdn.bsky.social
Tina Luongo (They/Them)
@tmluongo
Queer GNC Chief Defender of the Criminal Practice of @LegalAidNYC and Baba to very cute twins and one lazy pitbull. Views my own.
Matt Fountain
@mattfountain1
Investigator for San Luis Obispo County Public Defender's Office. Former courts & investigations reporter @SLOTribune, news editor @NewTimesSLO. Go @Padres!
Kobie Flowers
@dctriallawyer
Trial lawyer. Proud former federal public defender. Reformed former federal civil rights prosecutor.
Eugene Collins
@eugenecollins5
“If you have no critics, you'll likely have no success.” ~Malcolm X
The Legal Aid Society
@legalaidnyc
The nation’s oldest public defender, delivering #JusticeInEveryBorough via free legal services, advocacy, and community empowerment. Founded in 1876.
Aisha McWeay
@amcweay
On the quest for excellence. As opposed to pursuing perfection, a little excellence ain’t never hurt nobody.
Tory N. Parrish
@toryparrish1
business reporter at Newsday focusing on retail and small businesses; old-school R&B snob; addicted to sweet coffee
Brooklyn Defenders
@bklyndefender
A public defense office that provides outstanding representation and advocacy to people facing loss of freedom, family separation and other serious legal harms.
The Marshall Project
@marshallproj
criminal justice news. nonpartisan. nonprofit. nonpaywall. 📨 sign up for our newsletters: themarshallproject.org/newsletters
Dorothy Roberts
@dorothyeroberts
Professor|Author Killing the Black Body, Shattered Bonds, Fatal Invention, Torn Apart basicbooks.com/titles/dorothy…
Hamilton County Public Defender Office
@hamcopubdef
Official Twitter of the Law Office of the Hamilton County Public Defender and the Fresh Start Expungement Clinic.
NABSW
@nabswlive
The National Association of Black Social Workers is committed to enhancing quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry. #NABSW
TheABPsi
@theabpsi
The Official Twitter of The Association of Black Psychologists
Brendon Woods
@brendonwoodspd
1st Black Chief Public Defender of Alameda County. Committed to clients, community & holistic defense. #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages #ClientsFirst
Tiffany Cabán
@tiffany_caban
Queer. Abolitionist. NYC Council Member repping District 22 in Queens. Govt account: @CabanD22. she/her.
Stan German
@german_stan
ED @nyc_defenders -Manhattan Defenders/Views are my own. “If you are NEUTRAL in situations of injustice, you have CHOSEN the side of the oppressor” #DesmondTuTu
Emily Galvin-Almanza
@galvinalmanza
Founder & ED @PFJ_USA; relentless lawyer; sometimes @StanfordLaw, can drive a truck/trailer rig through places you shouldn't. Speaking in my personal capacity.
8th Amendment Project
@8thamendmentpro
Uniting the national movement to end the death penalty in the U.S. Follow us on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/8thame…
Gender Justice & Opportunity
@gtowngenderjust
We center the lived experiences of girls, gender-expansive youth, and women in our work to address the root causes of race and gender disparities.
Alternate Public Defender (APD)Los Angeles County
@apd_losangeles
Alternate Public Defender (APD) 320 teammates dedicated to providing high quality legal representation to indigent clients.
Cook County Public Defender’s Office
@cookcodefender
We protect the fundamental rights, liberties and dignity of each person whose case has been entrusted to us by providing the finest legal representation.
Montgomery County Public Defense
@mcpdohio
Achieving better outcomes for our clients while zealously protecting their fundamental rights, liberties, and dignities.
Alison Siegler
@siegleralison
Prof and Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic @Uchicagolaw. Views my own. “Mercy & empathy are great threats to an unjust society” -G. Doyle
Mano Raju 力儲文
@manorajupd
Public Defender of San Francisco, California. Courage. Humanity. Integrity. @sfdefender. Follow me on BlueSky: @manorajupd.bsky.social.
Sixth Amendment Project
@6aproject
“The prison becomes a way of disappearing people in the false hope of disappearing the underlying societal problems they represent.”-Angela Davis
Contra Costa Public Defender
@cocodefender
The Office of the Public Defender is dedicated to ensuring justice for indigent persons accused of crimes in Contra Costa County.
DC Justice Lab
@dcjusticelab
Developing smarter safety solutions that are evidence-driven, community-rooted, and racially just. ★ ★ ★ #SafeAndFreeDC
Leah Goodridge
@leahfrombklyn
A housing policy nerd. Sharing my vision of urban planning + housing rights • Words ✏️@nytimes @time @usatoday @teenvogue • My views
Georgia Public Defender Council
@gapubdef
Our attorneys and staff provide zealous and effective client-centered representation to indigent adults and juveniles across Georgia. Official GPDC account.
Brandi Harden
@harden_law
Trial Lawyer. Social Engineer. Civil Rights | Criminal Defense | Personal Injury | Police Misconduct | Wrongful Death #Howard trained
Louisville Metro Public Defenders Union
@lvillepd_union
We are the Union Attorneys of the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office.
Rachel Rossi
@_rossi_rachel
Natasha Dartigue
@publicdefnd
Maryland State Public Defender
Cuyahoga County Public Defender
@defend4cuyahoga
Providing consistently excellent representation and vigorous advocacy to protect the rights of individuals in criminal, juvenile delinquency, and parental right
Alaina Bloodworth
@a_bloodworth8
Acting Executive Director of the Black Public Defender Asociation | YWCA Woman of the Year | Toddler Mom #BlackDefendersMatter
Delaware Office of Defense Services
@delawareods
Official account for the DE Office of Defense Services — the Public Defender's Office and Office of Conflict Counsel. Zealous advocacy for the people.
BlackRoots Alliance
@blackrootschi
We're new energy moving in organizing spaces, building power and community from a place of Black love & accountability. Our roots go deep, our branches go high.
STMNPD
@mnbdpubdefense
Official Twitter account for the State of Minnesota Board of Public Defense
Jessica Smith-Peterson
@jsmithpeterson
Bruin. Bison. Esquire. | Defender of the Public and Change Agent ❤️
Wiley D
@brotherinlawatl
4 the people. Never Not. Former Public Defender. Forever Public Defender. I’m really like that. Eternally & Always w/ All the Sh*ts. All Toes Ten 4 Me & Mine.
Ieshaah Murphy
@ieshaahmurphy
Jonathan (Jonny) Ballew
@jcb_journo
Public Defender — JD from @UICLaw |Bodéwadmi Ndaw (I am Potawatomi) Always a Journalist at ❤️ @jballew.bsky.social @[email protected]
Devshi Mehrotra
@devshimehrotra
building a more just & caring world @justicetext | @forbesunder30 | student @uchicago '19, @schwarzmanorg '20
Joyce McMillan
@jmacforfamilies
Founder, of PLAN - To abolish all functions of the child welfare system that are harmful to families. JMACforFamilies.org
Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
@vidcsocial
Dedicated to protecting and defending the rights and dignity of our clients through zealous, compassionate, high quality legal advocacy.