Co-wrote this op-ed with former Richmond Comm. Atty Michael Herring about our harmful, biased mass misdemeanor system, as the trial begins for PO Chauvin, who arrested George Floyd for an alleged misdemeanor. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

bit.ly/38yMopK. Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe on public defenders!

My op-ed arguing that the US should grant a pathway to citizenship to descendants of those it wrongly expelled or stripped of citizenship, just as many European countries already do. Beacon Press @ShreveWilliams jessica papin nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

Got to talk about the US's mass misdemeanor system (80% of all criminal cases)--and our overreliance on the criminal legal system for all things big and small--today with Ali Velshi on MSNBC, msnbc.com/ali-velshi/wat….

The 911 operator called the police ON THE POLICE. First Responders pleaded for it to stop. Yet news commentators keep saying this is not an easy case. That exemplifies the problems with our system of “justice.”

Important new study. Upshot: mass misdemeanor prosecution hurts public safety.

Spoke with CBS News about the Chauvin trial and our country's harmful mass misdemeanor system, youtube.com/watch?v=GiFwb_…. WCL Clinical Program American University Washington College of Law #DerekChauvin #GeorgeFloydTrial

Our faculty often serve as expert sources for media, providing commentary & analysis on emerging laws & high profile court cases. On TV & in print, these 4 American University Washington College of Law professors have recently shared their insights on pressing legal matters facing the nation: bit.ly/3dsIXlX

Discussed Chauvin murder trial with CBS News (starts 1:58 on link) yesterday, cbsnews.com/video/george-f…. WCL Clinical Program American University Washington College of Law #DerekChauvin #GeorgeFloydTrial

spoke with Keri Blakinger about dating apps' problematic use of criminal histories. American University Washington College of Law American University WCL Clinical Program

Did Newsy's "Morning Rush" interview on Chauvin sentencing, drive.google.com/file/d/1zBzPPq…. Discussed judge's broad discretion, role of race in the case, & other things. Chauvin will serve 15 of his 22.5 yr sentence before getting out on supervised release. American University WCL Clinical Program American University Washington College of Law

American University Washington College of Law is hiring! Focus on patent, property, clinic (unitary tenure track), civ pro. apply.interfolio.com/110134

"Jenny Roberts quoted re: the difficulty low-income defendants face in helping to build their cases due to their inability to post bail" newarab.com/news/driver-wh…

Thrilled that my article, Defense Lawyering in the Progressive Prosecution Era, will be in the Cornell L Rev in 2024 and is now posted on ssrn. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…. American University Washington College of Law AUWCL Faculty Feed American University

Hofstra University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenny Roberts, professor of law and co-director of the Criminal Justice Clinic at American University Washington College of Law, as dean of Hofstra Law. Roberts will join Hofstra on 7/1. news.hofstra.edu/2024/04/08/new…

Enjoyed my first visit to U of Illinois College of Law (beautiful campus!), presenting at Why Lawyers Matter conference, co-sponsored by Fed Defenders. American University Washington College of Law, calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5714?ev…

Jenny Roberts Jenny Roberts American University Washington College of Law AUWCL Faculty Feed WCL Clinical Program discusses the role of prosecutors in the misdemeanor system ▶️ faculti.net/prosecuting-mi… #law #criminallaw

Having a fantastic first week at Hofstra Law!

Jenny Roberts American University Washington College of Law on the prevalence of plea bargains: The criminal justice system is too large, by design, to allow for trials. This is so because we insist on having so many cases and people in our system - it doesn’t need to be this way. #ACSTalks

Our panelists agree that implicit bias and racism causes disparate harm via plea bargains for people of color: worse plea offers, lower likelihood of a fair jury trial, and implicit or explicit bias introduced by prosecutors and defense attys alike. #ACSTalks