Alexis Hoag-Fordjour

“Divided Loyalties,” forthcoming in Vol. 83 of the Washington & Lee Law Review @wlulaw.bsky.social. It examines conflicts-of-interest that arise between defense counsel and the accused based on counsel’s personal interests. Draft on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Feedback welcome 🙏🏾

Congrats! Looking forward to reading it!

Filled with gratitude for my @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social colleagues for voting to grant me tenure. Thank you for your confidence, support, & collegiality. It's a privilege to continue this work alongside you. And thank you to my mentors & peers across the academy who helped make today possible 🙏🏾

Looking forward to being in conversation with you and your colleagues about, “Divided Loyalties: A Taxonomy of Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests.”

Today @ 1pm ET!

ALI Members to Speak at ACS National Supreme Court Preview

Join us virtually on Monday, Sept 29 @ 1pm ET for the @acslaw.bsky.social’s National Annual Supreme Court Preview. Register at the link: www.ali.org/news/article...

Thank you to the generous alumni, Dean Dave Meyer, & the board of trustees for making this possible.

Honored to carry the legacy of NYC's first Black mayor as the inaugural David Dinkins '56 Professor @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social. Mayor Dinkins brought dignity & unity to our city during difficult times. Having an endowed chair in his name sends a powerful message about the values BLS champions

Powerful words from J. Sotomayor dissenting today in #Skrmetti: "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Great opportunity for a 3L or judicial law clerk!

Filed today! Next term #SCOTUS will determine whether a def’s 6A rt to counsel is violated when a trial court prohibits the def & counsel from discussing def’s testimony during a 24 hr recess at a critical stage of trial. We argue that it is @myconstitution.bsky.social @brooklawschool.bsky.social

Textual Healing: Progressive Lawyering and Text-and-History Approaches | Constitutional Accountability Center What does it mean to be a progressive text-and-history legal organization? How can text and history be used to advance progressive interests? What is the proper use of history to illuminate constituti...

Calling all public interest summer interns & clerks: join @myconstitution.bsky.social on Tu 6/17 @ 12:30 ET for a virtual training on "Textual Healing: Progressive Lawyering and Text & History Approaches." Register at the link:

www.theusconstitution.org/events/textu...

Grateful to share “Divided Loyalties: A Taxonomy of Defense Counsel’s Self-Interests,” for LSA’s Racial Equality Scholarship panel. Thank you Fred Smith for the generative feedback & @yuvrajjoshi.bsky.social for organizing us: @jamelia.bsky.social, Ngozi Okidegbe, Daniel Harawa, & Susan Sturm 🙏🏾

Looking forward to being in conversation about racial equality scholarship next week in Chicago 🙏🏾

Client Counseling in Post-Conviction. Now out in hard copy! BU Law Review, Vol. 104 www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

Stand Up for the Legal Profession - Democracy Forward Stand Up for the Legal Profession — and the Rule of Law Lawyers, judges, and legal advocates share a commitment to the United States Constitution, the rule of law, and the role of the legal system in ...

President Trump’s attacks on the legal profession, judges, and the rule of law are inconsistent with our nation’s values. CAC joins more than 1,000 lawyers and organizations calling on AG Bondi to oppose federal government attacks on the US legal system. democracyforward.org/action/open-...

Appellate Advocates (NYC) is hiring: appad.org/employment

Exciting opportunity to work w/ the Racial Profiling-Biased Policing (RPBP) Unit at the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). If you're interested in working on issues of discriminatory policing check out the full details at the link:

cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/investig...

Thank you @hofstralaw.bsky.social faculty for the fantastic feedback on my new project examining the 6A right to conflict free counsel & indigent defense, & for reminding me that conflict issues are increasingly present in the private sector given Trump’s crusade against big law.

Join me April 23 @ 6pm for a convo on Racial Equity in Global Justice Systems: Addressing Disparities & Strengthening Accountability @ the NYC Bar Association, a UN Side Event. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Twelfth Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court, Virtual Panel Discussion, Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1:00 PM ET. Below this text, pictures and names of the speakers are listed: Elizabeth Wydra, Deepak Gupta, Mark Joseph Stern, Brianne Gorod, Pamela S. Karlan, and Devi M. Rao.

SAVE THE DATE: CAC's Home Stretch at the Supreme Court event is coming up on May 1! Join our all-star panel of constitutional law experts as they break down an eventful term at #SCOTUS. www.theusconstitution.org/events/12th-...

Now in hard copy! Back to the Future: (Re)constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, relying on Reconstruction & 14th Amendment to envision a new IAC standard @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social

lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/file...

Exciting opportunity to join the litigation team @myconstitution.bsky.social as Sr Appellate Counsel or Appellate Counsel, depending on experience. Primary responsibility: research & draft amicus briefs for SCOTUS & lower fed court filings. Details:
www.theusconstitution.org/appellate-co...

Join us Fri, Mar. 14 at 3pm ET for a spirited convo, "Unpacking the Role of the Federal Government in Advancing (& Hindering) the Movement for Racial Justice: Past & Present." Hosted by SALT. Register: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If the Court were to adopt Texas’s position, it would “actually have major implications for how we understand standing,” as Justice Jackson put it. Read @mbeckercohen.bsky.social's full reaction to today's oral argument: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

327 | Should we Have Universal Public Defense w/Alexis Hoag-Fordjour Public Defenseless · Episode

Today, I spoke w/Professor @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social to discuss
1) A better way to evaluate ineffective assistance of counsel
2) If we should and how we could have universal public defense

open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4...

Thanks for listening 🙏🏾

Tune into @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social for a convo about “Universal Public Defense,” a provocative thought experiment, forthcoming in Harvard CR-CL L Rev: open.spotify.com/episode/6Qd4...

@ahoagfordjour.bsky.social of BU Law recently published a practical piece for public defenders, “Client Counseling in Post-Conviction,” available in @bulaw.bsky.social 's December 2024 book! Check it out here: https://buff.ly/419bKWE

Check out the latest work from CAC's Scholar-in-Residence, @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social!