Alexis Hoag-Fordjour
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Scholar in Residence @MyConstitution / Prof @BrooklynLaw / Co-Dir Crim Justice Center / đź“ş đź“» Legal Contributor / @DPInfoCtr Board / Alum @NAACP_LDF & FPD
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Grateful to engage with Angelo Petrigh’s work in this response: Client Counseling in Post-Conviction, out now in the BU Law Review bu.edu/bulawreview/fi…
Tune into Public Defenseless Podcast for a convo about two of my most recent law review articles, including "Universal Public Defense," a provocative thought experiment forthcoming in Harvard CRCL open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4sj…
Today, I spoke w/Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour to discuss a better way to evaluate ineffective assistance of counsel and if we should have universal public defense
To listen to my thought-provoking conversation w/Alexis Hoag-Fordjour click on the link below open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4sj…
Join us this Fri, Mar. 14 at 3pm ET for a spirited convo, "Unpacking the Role of the Federal Government in Advancing (& Hindering) the Movement for Racial Justice: Past & Present." Hosted by Society of American Law Teachers. Register: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Thank you New York Law School faculty for engaging w/ my new work in progress, Divided Loyalties: Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests & the Accused, which examines the 6A right to conflict-free counsel 🙏🏾 Such a treat to catch up w/ Britney Wilson, Andrea Johnson, & David Simson.
Now in hard copy! Back to the Future: (Re)constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, relying on Reconstruction & 14th Amendment to envision a new IAC standard Brooklyn Law School lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/…
Always a joy to welcome the newest members of the BLS community on Admitted Students Day. We learned about jury selection & service, and read Equal Justice Initiative newest report on Unreliable Verdicts, detailing the harmful impact of racial discrimination in jury selection.
Thank you Brooklyn Law School BLSA for recognizing me with the 2025 Faculty Excellence Award. It was a joy to celebrate with you. Your skills & contributions have never been more important 🙏🏾
Thank you Hofstra Law faculty for the fantastic feedback on my new project examining the 6A right to conflict free counsel & indigent defense, & for reminding me that conflict issues are increasingly present in the private sector given Trump’s crusade against big law.
President Trump’s attacks on the legal profession, judges, and the rule of law are inconsistent with our nation’s values. CAC joins more than 1,000 lawyers and organizations calling on AG Bondi to oppose federal government attacks on the US legal system. democracyforward.org/action/open-le…
Client Counseling in Post-Conviction. Now out in hard copy! BU Law Review, Vol. 104 bu.edu/bulawreview/fi… Brooklyn Law School
Grateful to share “Divided Loyalties: A Taxonomy of Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests,” for LSA’s Racial Equality Scholarship panel. Thank you Fred Smith for the generative feedback & Yuvraj Joshi for organizing us: Jamelia Morgan, Daniel Harawa, Ngozi Okidegbe, Susan Sturm 🙏🏾
Filed today! Next term #SCOTUS will determine whether a def’s 6A right to counsel is violated when the trial court prohibits the def & counsel from discussing def’s testimony during a 24 hr recess at a critical stage of trial. We argue that it is Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) Brooklyn Law School
Calling all 3Ls, recent grads, & judicial law clerks, amazing opportunity to join Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) as the 2026-2027 Kendall Fellow in DC. You'll be a part of the litigation team, helping to advance the Constitution's progressive promise. Apply now: theusconstitution.org/douglas-t-kend…