Pursuing Equal Justice: Robert Tsai

Published: June 20, 2024, 9 a.m.

Robert L. Tsai is the author of Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer\u2019s Pursuit of Equal Justice for All and Professor of Law and Harry Elwood Warren Memorial Scholar at Boston University School of Law. We discuss the death penalty, legal representation for the indigent, and equality under law.

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People do see the flaws in the criminal justice system. They are often aware that aside from major metropolitan areas, public defenders are not well funded. Elsewhere, there is a patchwork of sub-par solutions. All of the discretion lies with the prosecutor, which renders the system unequal. Tsai argues that a public defender movement ought to be revived; racial justice acts need public support; and a lot of work can be done to end the death penalty.



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Credits:\xa0

Host: Mila Atmos\xa0

Guests: Robert Tsai

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis