Public defender in NYC & suburbs since 2006. Deputy Attorney in Charge at The Office of the Appellate Defender. Opinions mine alone.https://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mjq6tjbrzc2jThis is disappointing. Plea deals that require waivers of constitutional rights prevent appellate courts from reviewing and calling out police misconduct, for one. There is no convincing justification for shielding police misconduct from appellate and public scrutiny. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq6tjbrzc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mhyt4uujjs2qGreat! Let’s keep the focus on state constitutions in litigating this across the country! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyt4uujjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mhdydglzpc2lThis is so well-put. Persuasive writing requires deep and flexible thought about numerous factors which cannot be quantified or reduced to a formula. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdydglzpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mgmxtfuxs22lFelony murder is a fundamentally flawed doctrine which should be eliminated, but at a minimum people like Burton should not be executed following felony murder convictions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmxtfuxs22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3md2gv2yuac2tIt’s an honest mistake that any untrained, uneducated, impulsive arm of the state could make. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2gv2yuac2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mcxqhcivs22h👀👀 This is, um, very very wrong on the law and suggests massive systematic 4A violations may be occurring. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxqhcivs22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3mabewrbxk22oPowerful statement from Judge Salas here [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabewrbxk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3ma4eggirfk2z!!! Totally normal thing for the government to be doing [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4eggirfk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3m5unuhwxx22gI mean, let’s be honest. This kind of thing probably gets said in sealed grand jury proceedings fairly often. Which is why grand jury proceedings should not be sealed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5unuhwxx22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3m5cmedawk22b👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cmedawk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3m4r72zvdic2dIn case you haven’t been paying attention, this is the kind of stuff our federal agents are doing now. Really scary. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2025 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4r72zvdic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3m4jpdiecac2wShameful, inexcusable, unlawful behavior by the guy whose salary we are all paying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jpdiecac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lz7zqvp5ks2tThis is unreal. This administration continues to find new ways to shock and new lows [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7zqvp5ks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lscn3ofch22zChilling and shameful [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscn3ofch22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lp3nlc2sg22pOne of those rare circumstances where the defense and prosecution agree an injustice has occurred, and the judge inexplicably refuses to act. As always, it boggles the mind. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3nlc2sg22phttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lovgofkffc2dThere aren’t enough hours in the day for the grift he wants to squeeze out of being a “public servant” [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovgofkffc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lokaiwywz223Deeply disappointing and disheartening that these powerful firms are so readily giving up this really important work [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:7yp75suxrx4napiaktp265ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokaiwywz223https://bsky.app/profile/dbernsteinnyc.bsky.social/post/3lnoo732brc2yAnd… more about the cruelty currently pulsating through the government. 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