Attn: @umichlaw.bsky.social and @mdefenders.bsky.social is hiring a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law/Associate Director for the new MDefenders Center for Public Defense. Job posting here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2.... Come work w/me to train the next generation of public defenders!
Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Director MDefenders Center for Public Defense | U-M Careers
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September 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Attn: @umichlaw.bsky.social and @mdefenders.bsky.social is hiring a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law/Associate Director for the new MDefenders Center for Public Defense. Job posting here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2.... Come work w/me to train the next generation of public defenders!
What an incredible turnout at the @umichlaw.bsky.social MDefenders kickoff event last night. Thanks to Ashley Munger, Glen Oh, Jackie Pilcowitz, & Jonathan Roberts from NDS Detroit for coming to Ann Arbor and talking with us about what it is like to be a public defender and why they do this work.
September 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What an incredible turnout at the @umichlaw.bsky.social MDefenders kickoff event last night. Thanks to Ashley Munger, Glen Oh, Jackie Pilcowitz, & Jonathan Roberts from NDS Detroit for coming to Ann Arbor and talking with us about what it is like to be a public defender and why they do this work.
A great 1st fall MDefenders mtg! 1Ls, 2Ls & 3Ls assembled to hear 2L & 3L MDefenders share highs & lows from their summer experiences, why they care so deeply about this work, plus inspiration from other public defenders. "It kind of felt like the Avengers!" said one student.
August 31, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A great 1st fall MDefenders mtg! 1Ls, 2Ls & 3Ls assembled to hear 2L & 3L MDefenders share highs & lows from their summer experiences, why they care so deeply about this work, plus inspiration from other public defenders. "It kind of felt like the Avengers!" said one student.
I am so thrilled to announce that MDefenders has received this grant. We are very excited about what this funding will do to enable us to grow and expand. Go Blue!
A national hub for education, research, & policy engagement, the MDefenders Ctr for Public Defense will train the next generation of public defenders while strengthening indigent defense across the U.S. #LookToMichigan. Thanks to @umich.edu & @umichlaw.bsky.social for believing in us!
The @mdefenders.bsky.social Center for Public Defense and the Ypsilanti Health Center-Legal Services of South Central Michigan Medical-Legal Partnership have earned grants from U-M's Strategic Initiative Fund.
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August 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I am so thrilled to announce that MDefenders has received this grant. We are very excited about what this funding will do to enable us to grow and expand. Go Blue!
A national hub for education, research, & policy engagement, the MDefenders Ctr for Public Defense will train the next generation of public defenders while strengthening indigent defense across the U.S. #LookToMichigan. Thanks to @umich.edu & @umichlaw.bsky.social for believing in us!
The @mdefenders.bsky.social Center for Public Defense and the Ypsilanti Health Center-Legal Services of South Central Michigan Medical-Legal Partnership have earned grants from U-M's Strategic Initiative Fund.
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Michigan Law Projects Earn Grants from University’s Strategic Initiative Fund | University of Michigan Law School
A newly announced grant from the University of Michigan will enable the Law School’s MDefenders program to create a new center for training and inspiring public defenders and for strengthening US indi...
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August 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A national hub for education, research, & policy engagement, the MDefenders Ctr for Public Defense will train the next generation of public defenders while strengthening indigent defense across the U.S. #LookToMichigan. Thanks to @umich.edu & @umichlaw.bsky.social for believing in us!
The @mdefenders.bsky.social Center for Public Defense and the Ypsilanti Health Center-Legal Services of South Central Michigan Medical-Legal Partnership have earned grants from U-M's Strategic Initiative Fund.
Read more: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...
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Michigan Law Projects Earn Grants from University’s Strategic Initiative Fund | University of Michigan Law School
A newly announced grant from the University of Michigan will enable the Law School’s MDefenders program to create a new center for training and inspiring public defenders and for strengthening US indi...
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August 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The @mdefenders.bsky.social Center for Public Defense and the Ypsilanti Health Center-Legal Services of South Central Michigan Medical-Legal Partnership have earned grants from U-M's Strategic Initiative Fund.
Read more: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...
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Attention @umichlaw.bsky.social students: if you are interested in public defense or criminal legal system reform, please check out the MDefenders calendar of events below and join us!
As we head into classes @umichlaw.bsky.social, MDefenders is excited to announce its fall calendar of events: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
MDefenders: Full Calendar of Events
Fall Calendar of Events Writing Cover Letters and Resumes for Public Defender Jobs Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Zoom (link available in email to MDefenders listserv) ...
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August 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Attention @umichlaw.bsky.social students: if you are interested in public defense or criminal legal system reform, please check out the MDefenders calendar of events below and join us!
MDefenders is reading Pink Crime...Maybe you should too! In Oct we'll meet with Professor @valenabeety.bsky.social, an innocence litigator, to discuss her new book Pink Crime: Fighting the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. valenabeetyjd.com/books/pink-c...
Pink Crime | Valena Beety
Pink Crime by Valena Beety examines wrongful convictions, queer criminalization, pregnancy prosecutions, and how the legal system punishes identity itself.
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August 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
MDefenders is reading Pink Crime...Maybe you should too! In Oct we'll meet with Professor @valenabeety.bsky.social, an innocence litigator, to discuss her new book Pink Crime: Fighting the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. valenabeetyjd.com/books/pink-c...
As we head into classes @umichlaw.bsky.social, MDefenders is excited to announce its fall calendar of events: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
MDefenders: Full Calendar of Events
Fall Calendar of Events Writing Cover Letters and Resumes for Public Defender Jobs Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Zoom (link available in email to MDefenders listserv) ...
docs.google.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
As we head into classes @umichlaw.bsky.social, MDefenders is excited to announce its fall calendar of events: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
For more information about MDefenders: michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MLaw 1Ls: Interested in joining our listserv? Email us at mdefendersboard@umich.edu!
We can't believe summer is almost over. Before classes start, we wanted to share one final video profiling one of our wonderful MDefenders graduates: Elias Graca. Hear Elias talk about his work in the Juvenile Justice Clinic @umichlaw.bsky.social and why he is drawn to public defense:
August 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
We can't believe summer is almost over. Before classes start, we wanted to share one final video profiling one of our wonderful MDefenders graduates: Elias Graca. Hear Elias talk about his work in the Juvenile Justice Clinic @umichlaw.bsky.social and why he is drawn to public defense:
Meet Gabriel Jimenez. Gabe just graduated from @umichlaw.bsky.social and is heading back home to Texas to work as a public defender. The MDefenders community here will miss him, but the people of Houston are so lucky to have Gabe in their corner.
July 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Meet Gabriel Jimenez. Gabe just graduated from @umichlaw.bsky.social and is heading back home to Texas to work as a public defender. The MDefenders community here will miss him, but the people of Houston are so lucky to have Gabe in their corner.
Meet Jacob León. Jacob is a recent @umichlaw.bsky.social MDefenders graduate who is heading to work as a public defender at the Bronx Defenders in New York. Jacob is going to be an amazing public defender. The Bronx is so lucky to have him.
June 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Meet Jacob León. Jacob is a recent @umichlaw.bsky.social MDefenders graduate who is heading to work as a public defender at the Bronx Defenders in New York. Jacob is going to be an amazing public defender. The Bronx is so lucky to have him.
Meet Nell Haney. Nell is a recent MDefenders graduate who is heading to work as a public defender at the Neighborhood Defender Service in Detroit. We are going to miss her @umichlaw.bsky.social, but we can't wait to see all of the amazing things she will do!
June 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Meet Nell Haney. Nell is a recent MDefenders graduate who is heading to work as a public defender at the Neighborhood Defender Service in Detroit. We are going to miss her @umichlaw.bsky.social, but we can't wait to see all of the amazing things she will do!
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet recent graduate, Spoorthi Krishnaraj. Spoorthi is heading to New Orleans to work as a public defender.
June 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet recent graduate, Spoorthi Krishnaraj. Spoorthi is heading to New Orleans to work as a public defender.
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet recent graduate, Lila Nazarian.
May 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet recent graduate, Lila Nazarian.
MDefenders Founder & Faculty Director, Professor Eve Primus @primuseve.bsky.social, is also a habeas scholar at UMichLaw and recently discussed the Andrew v. White ruling and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) www.law360.com/articles/247...
High Court Ruling On Sexist Prosecution Has Broad Impact - Law360
The U.S. Supreme Court's short opinion last year finding that an Oklahoma woman's capital trial was potentially marred by sexist and prejudicial evidence has been cited over 100 times since, and not j...
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May 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
MDefenders Founder & Faculty Director, Professor Eve Primus @primuseve.bsky.social, is also a habeas scholar at UMichLaw and recently discussed the Andrew v. White ruling and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) www.law360.com/articles/247...
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet rising 3L Kerry Holihan.
May 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet rising 3L Kerry Holihan.
Today we send a fresh group of well prepared, immensely capable, good people out into the world to do important work. They are smart, creative, passionate, eager to fight the carceral state. Congratulations to our graduating @UMichLaw MDefenders, class of 2026!
May 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Today we send a fresh group of well prepared, immensely capable, good people out into the world to do important work. They are smart, creative, passionate, eager to fight the carceral state. Congratulations to our graduating @UMichLaw MDefenders, class of 2026!
May 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's the end of the academic year @umichlaw.bsky.social. You know what that means: time for the annual MDefenders Public Defender Training Institute East Coast versus West Coast basketball game. Such a blast spending a year learning (and playing) with this group!
April 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It's the end of the academic year @umichlaw.bsky.social. You know what that means: time for the annual MDefenders Public Defender Training Institute East Coast versus West Coast basketball game. Such a blast spending a year learning (and playing) with this group!
MDefenders @umichlaw.bsky.social was proud to host Prof. Lucius Outlaw III from @howardlawschool.bsky.social to talk about how courts have criminalized hip hop by admitting irrelevant & prejudicial rap lyrics against accused people in criminal trials & what defense lawyers can do to fight back.
April 23, 2026 at 5:58 PM
MDefenders @umichlaw.bsky.social was proud to host Prof. Lucius Outlaw III from @howardlawschool.bsky.social to talk about how courts have criminalized hip hop by admitting irrelevant & prejudicial rap lyrics against accused people in criminal trials & what defense lawyers can do to fight back.
Impact snapshot: 89% of grads from the first PDTI class continue practicing indigent defense. That’s a pipeline. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MDefenders | University of Michigan Law School
MDefenders is a faculty-sponsored student organization as well as a network of courses, programming, and resources that support public defense education at Michigan Law and beyond. Founded in 2014, MD...
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April 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Impact snapshot: 89% of grads from the first PDTI class continue practicing indigent defense. That’s a pipeline. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MDefenders students @umichlaw.bsky.social are spending this week chatting about how to make the most of their summer internships in public defender offices. To our public defender followers: any advice on what to do or not do this summer?
April 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
MDefenders students @umichlaw.bsky.social are spending this week chatting about how to make the most of their summer internships in public defender offices. To our public defender followers: any advice on what to do or not do this summer?
Public Defense Employers: MDefenders students don’t just “care”—they’re trained. Client-centered advocacy + intensive skills practice (interviewing, investigation, motions, negotiation, trial). They are practice ready. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MDefenders | University of Michigan Law School
MDefenders is a faculty-sponsored student organization as well as a network of courses, programming, and resources that support public defense education at Michigan Law and beyond. Founded in 2014, MD...
michigan.law.umich.edu
April 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Public Defense Employers: MDefenders students don’t just “care”—they’re trained. Client-centered advocacy + intensive skills practice (interviewing, investigation, motions, negotiation, trial). They are practice ready. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
Michigan Law graduates 20–30 aspiring public defenders each year, and MDefenders has become a springboard for their careers. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders
MDefenders | University of Michigan Law School
MDefenders is a faculty-sponsored student organization as well as a network of courses, programming, and resources that support public defense education at Michigan Law and beyond. Founded in 2014, MD...
michigan.law.umich.edu
April 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Michigan Law graduates 20–30 aspiring public defenders each year, and MDefenders has become a springboard for their careers. michigan.law.umich.edu/mdefenders