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Behind the Blindfold
by Scott Fenstermaker and Romeo Salta
Series about law, its inconsistencies, idiosyncrasies, absurdities as evidences by real clients, real cases, real evidence, real facts, and real law. Two New York lawyers using examples from cases and their own experience to demonstrate law's shortcomings.
Episodes
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American Citizen and Maine Resident Arrested for Trespassing Because He Voted on Election Day
American citizen and Maine resident was prosecuted for trespassing because he went to vote in a local town election in February of 2022. Case was prosecuted for 2 and one-half years. He was eventually acquitted by a 12-person jury.
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Prosecutorial Infringement on Defendants' Right to Counsel
Episode about prosecutorial misuse of the arrest power and the state disciplinary process to deny criminal defendants the right to independent defense counsel.
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Behind the Blindfold: Misuse of Prosecutorial Powers of Investigation and Arrest to Intimidate Criminal Defense Attorneys
Abuse of prosecutorial powers of arrest and investigation to intimidate criminal defense attorneys. Prosecutorial misconduct. Malicious prosecution. Breakdown in the Rule of Law. Prosecutorial overreach. Harassment of a criminal defense attorney by an elected district attorney in order to silence...
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Behind the Blindfold: Government Use of Suspension Power to Interfere with Attorney-Client Relationships at Guantanamo Bay
Podcast discussing the government's use, and misuse, of its suspension power to interfere with Guantanamo Bay detainees' rights to independent counsel. Combined with the government's silencing of the detainees by denying them a hearing on who they would like as their attorney, and the…
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Isolation of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Government Obstruction of Attorney-Client Communications
Episode discussing how the government interfered with attorney-client communications at Guantanamo Bay in order to select counsel for the detainees. Discussion of Rahim al Nashiri and Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, government attorneys appointed to interfere with their chosen counsel. Inability of...
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Behind the Blindfold: Detainee Isolation at Guantánamo Bay - How, Why and When
A description of how the government isolated detainees at Guantánamo Bay in an effort to shield them from independent attorneys. Describes efforts of the government, and attorneys hand-picked by the government, to ensure a narrative amenable to the United States and its allies. Description of the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Series about law, its inconsistencies, idiosyncrasies, absurdities as evidences by real clients, real cases, real evidence, real facts, and real law. Two New York lawyers using examples from cases and their own experience to demonstrate law's shortcomings.
HOSTED BY
Scott Fenstermaker and Romeo Salta
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Series about law, its inconsistencies, idiosyncrasies, absurdities as evidences by real clients, real cases, real evidence, real facts, and real law. Two New York lawyers using examples from cases and their own experience to demonstrate law's shortcomings.
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Behind the Blindfold is created and hosted by Scott Fenstermaker and Romeo Salta.
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