Federal Defender Program
Coverage of Federal Defender Program in the Nexus archive.
- Activist faces federal charge after airport phone search
Samuel Tunick, an activist tied to the “Stop Cop City” movement, faces federal charges after being searched by CBP agents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was charged with allegedly deleting the digital contents of a Google Pixel cellular phone to prevent the government from taking it into custody. His attorneys filed motions arguing that officers never read him his Miranda rights and that the questioning authority was improperly used.
- Georgia Supreme Court removes COVID-19 execution barrier
The Georgia Supreme Court ended an agreement halting executions of nine death row inmates, citing sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supply despite the FDA not approving vaccines for infants under 6 months. The court ruled the agreement's condition of vaccine availability was met, rejecting arguments that vaccines remain unavailable to all due to age restrictions.