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Podcast: Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Episode: The Myth of the Neutral Expert
Description: The Supreme Court has slowed Arkansas’ unprecedented rush to execute eight men in 11 days, pending a decision in McWilliams v. Dunn. At issue in the case is whether James McWilliams, an indigent defendant whose mental health was a significant factor at his capital trial, was entitled to an independent psychological expert to testify on his behalf. We discuss the case with Stephen Bright, longtime president of the Southern Center for Human Rights, who represented McWilliams at this week’s oral arguments. We also sit down with Norm Eisen, co-founder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW...