Emily Galvin-Almanza Emily Galvin-Almanza Former Senior Legal Analyst and Host Emily is the co-founder and co-executive director of Partners For Justice, a nonprofit that trains and places college graduates in public defenders’ offices to fight the enmeshed penalties of legal-system involvement, obtain access to vital services, and make low-income community members’ voices heard. Emily was a clerk to the Honorable Thelton Henderson in the Northern District of California, received her BA in English from Harvard University, and her JD from Stanford Law School. Emily worked as a public defender for most of a decade, first in California and then in New York. She was a trial lawyer and advocate for change, and wrote about her work in The Atlantic and Slate, seeking to re-imagine justice not just in writing but at the New York State Legislature and in testimony to the New York City Council. Emily also worked on life-sentence cases with Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project, where she fought for reforms to California’s three strikes law and represented lifers seeking relief under the reformed law. She was formerly an Appeal employee.
As Trust in Police Wanes, Cops are Replacing Human Witnesses With Robots As more people criticize or refuse to cooperate with police, writers Emily Galvin-Almanza and Khalid Alexander argue most departments aren’t taking that criticism to heart—they’re replacing human sources and interactions with computer-generated evidence instead. Emily Galvin-Almanza, Khalid Alexander
Lawmakers Calling for “Unity” Should Support Policies Voters Actually Want Americans largely support progressive policies—despite objections from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Now is the time to pass them. Emily Galvin-Almanza, Sean McElwee
Democrats’ Win in Georgia Shows What Voters Really Want From Government It’s time for political leaders, no matter their party, to listen to voters—and provide financial relief from the pandemic. Emily Galvin-Almanza, Sean McElwee, Ethan Winter
Biden Must Fix The Broken Executive Clemency Process. This Is Who He Should Select To Lead That Effort. Rachel Barkow, a respected legal scholar, expert on executive clemency, and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia would be an ideal choice to start and lead a powerful new program inside the Biden White House. Emily Galvin-Almanza
A Media Guide For Free And Fair Election Reporting The media, more than ever, has an important role in preserving our democracy during this election season. The more that members of the media expose false, misleading, or manipulative claims for what they are, the less likely it is for Americans to fall for President Donald Trump’s insidious tactics on and after Election Day. Anna Kurien, Emily Galvin-Almanza, Alana Sivin
California Gang Laws Are Normalized Racism The gang database in the state gives police increased authority to approach and harass people for virtually no reason at all. Emily Galvin-Almanza
