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A man was lynched yesterday
Media reported the dead man's history of disorderly conduct arrests
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Shane Ferro
August 2022
Facebook's Abortion Warrant
The problems start way before the chats.
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Shane Ferro
November 2021
The Other Side
What the NYT Guantanamo story says about the rest of America
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Shane Ferro
June 2021
Who survives a gunshot wound?
On the spatial inequality of trauma care.
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Shane Ferro
May 2021
Can justice be livestreamed?
Probably not, but as always, it depends.
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Shane Ferro
April 2021
Guns in America
One person's Second Amendment is another's C felony
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Shane Ferro
March 2021
The ubiquitous "odor of marijuana"
New York's legalization bill attempts to take on the notorious justification for police harassment
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Shane Ferro
Case dismissed
Who needs convictions when the process is the punishment?
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Shane Ferro
October 2020
The Prosecution Doesn't Rest
Not for a pandemic at least.
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Shane Ferro
Prisoners are essential workers, too
And by essential I mean forced to work in dangerous conditions through the pandemic.
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Shane Ferro
September 2020
Put a defense attorney on the Supreme Court you cowards
A little bit of fantasy in a time of pessimism.
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Shane Ferro
Time's up
Entering month seven without a right to a speedy trial in New York.
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Shane Ferro
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