About this episode

This episode discusses judicial reform, wrongful convictions, and civil liberties through various news segments and clips from a recent press conference.

NEWS + MUSIC + PRESS CONFERENCE CLIPS from 7/14/2026 Capitol Press Conference with MN Wrongfully Convicted Judicial Reform ( https://www.mnwcjr.org/ ) in regards to Keith Ellison's decision to close the Conviction Review Unit (CRU: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/CRU/ ). NEWS: (Guest Column) Disability brings keen ability to frontline activism: https://www.longfellownokomismessenger.com/stories/disability-brings-keen-ability-to-frontline-activism,163233? Civil Liberties Defense Center on Trump’s Push to Designate Domestic Groups and Ideologies as Terrorism (reshared from Sept 2025): https://itsgoingdown.org/civil-liberties-defense-center-on-trumps-push-to-designate-domestic-groups-and-ideologies-as-terrorism/ - and - Final Straw: The Implications of the State’s War on Speech and Protest (reposted from Oct 2025): https://itsgoingdown.org/final-straw-the-implications-of-the-states-war-on-speech-and-protest/ Prairieland Convictions: A Warning To The Movement & A Call To Action (7/3/2026): Data Center Revolt: Stop The Billionaires, Or Bust (7/10/2026): https://www.socialistalternative.org/2026/07/10/data-center-revolt-stop-the-billionaires-or-bust/ Supreme Court Upholds…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Shillingford

Topics covered

• judicial reform
• wrongful convictions
• civil liberties
• activism
• birthright citizenship
• freedom of speech
• protest rights

Keywords

• judicial reform
• wrongful convictions
• civil liberties
• activism
• birthright citizenship
• freedom of speech
• protest rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MN Wrongfully Convicted Judicial Reform, Civil Liberties Defense Center, Final Straw, Prairieland Convictions, Data Center Revolt, Socialist Alternative, Solidarity, Fire Ant Movement Defense

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