Sam Wright
Sam Wright is a dyed-in-the-wool, bleeding-heart public interest lawyer who has spent his career exclusively in nonprofits and government. If you have ideas, questions, kudos, or complaints about his column or public interest law in general, send him an email at PublicInterestATL@gmail.com.
Posts by Sam Wright
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Public InterestWhen Filing An Ethics Complaint Against A Judge Is The Right Call
No, you can't handcuff a lawyer for doing her job. 
SponsoredIs The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Death Penalty, Public InterestConnecticut Supreme Court Reaffirms Death Penalty’s Demise
Which state court of last resort will be the first to follow the Connecticut Supreme Court’s lead on the death penalty?
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Public InterestLouisiana Legislature Attempting To Cure What Ails Public Defenders
This bill may restore basic public-defender services in Louisiana while increasing support for abolishing the death penalty. -
Public InterestIs Sharper Scrutiny Of Qualified Immunity On The Horizon?
Even conservative jurists are starting to question police tactics. -
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Public InterestNational Reentry Week: Another Nice Thing From DOJ
The Department of Justice is taking post-incarceration life seriously. -
Public InterestNovel Climate Lawsuit Survives Dismissal (For Now)
The legal challenge to climate change survives an early obstacle. 
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Public InterestAre Law Schools Just Liberal Indoctrination Factories?
Do schools spend too much on public interest, or is it just a meager effort to balance the scales? -
Public Interest, White-Collar CrimeA CEO Was Actually Sentenced To Prison Time
It's exceedingly rare, but sometimes corporate conduct is so egregious that an executive actually gets put behind bars. -
Department of Justice, Public InterestThe Feds Are Taking On Debtors' Prisons
Some say bail is "income-based incarceration." The Department of Justice wants to change that. -
Public InterestLawyers for Elephants
The struggle to save elephants from poachers sparks a California lawsuit. -
Public InterestThe Benefits Of Being Wrangled
What's the best way to help bend the arc of the moral universe a little further toward justice?
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Public InterestDo You Really Want To Be A Public Interest Lawyer?
If you're committed to serving the public, have you ever considered that the law may not be the best area for your talents? -
Public InterestCould Lawyers’ Abortion Stories Swing The Supreme Court?
The phenomenon of "The People's Brief" moves into the realm of abortion cases. -
Public InterestDeciding On A Public Interest Law School 101
If you're looking to go into public interest work, lay the groundwork before you even set foot on campus. -
Public InterestMarriage Inequality Stalks Again
States are ramping up efforts to undermine the Obergefell decision, mostly without a constitutional leg to stand on. -
Election Law, Public InterestNew Study Says Voter ID Laws Suppress Votes
New research using a more robust methodology finds the link that many have long suspected. -
Public InterestPublic Defender Funding Lawsuit Dismissed In Idaho
The state prevailed against the ACLU's legal challenge to chronic underfunding of public defenders. And that's probably bad for the state. -
Public InterestFrom Defenders To Defendants: An Update On The Orleans Public Defenders
This underfunded public defenders' office faces a fresh lawsuit.
