New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann is refusing to wait on Congress to reform our broken bail system.

Last week, Judge Lippmann said, "Defendants who are unable to post bail serve a sentence before their cases are ever resolved." And, he added, "They do so regardless of innocence or guilt, and the harm that this injustice causes is intolerable."

That's why Judge Lippmann announced that he will use his legal authority to set up automatic bail reviews for everyone brought in for misdemeanor charges.

Although he can't change national policy, Judge Lippman's new guidelines will require all New York state judges reconsider bail amounts within 10 days, and he will urge them to consider affordable alternatives to high bail costs as well.

He said, "It is fundamentally unfair for a person's liberty to be all about how much money you have." And he is exactly right.

Our entire Justice System is biased against those who can't afford a strong defense, and Judge Lippman's policy is one strong step towards re-balancing the scales of justice.

Read more here.

-Thom

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Wednesday's Daily Stack 

In for Thom today, Progressive Commentator Sam Sacks, Co-Founder - The District Sentinel News Co-op    

 

Hour One: What Did You Take Away From the Democratic Debate?
- Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program 

Article: "Hillary Clinton Leans In, Embraces Role Of First Female President" by Laura Barron-Lopez, Ryan Grim.

Article: "Clinton crushes it" by Shane Goldmacher.

Article: "Hillary Clinton towers over her debate rivals" by Dana Milbank.

Article: "Hillary's Big, Big Night" by Josh Marshall.

Article: "Democratic Debate Turns Hillary Clinton's Way After Months of Difficulties" by Patrick Healy.

Article: "Hillary Clinton Punched Down During The First Debate -- And It Worked" by Sam Stein, Amanda Terkel.

Article: "Focus Group Says Sanders Was Big Winner at Democratic Debate".

Article: "Bernie Sanders wins with Fusion focus group" by Rob Wile.

Article: "The candidate breaking through in the Democratic debate? Bernie Sanders." by Philip Bump.

Article: "Full Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate" by The New York Times.

Video: The Guns Are the Killers.

Article: "Hillary Clinton attacks rival Bernie Sanders on gun laws" by BBC.

Article: "Cooper red-baited Bernie Sanders with deceptive Soviet honeymoon claim" by Meteor Blades.

Article: "Sanders: Americans 'Sick' Of Hearing About Clinton Emails" by TRNS.

Article: "Debate Brings In Record Viewers For Democrats" by Nicholas Salazar.

Article: "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" by Saul McLeod.

Speech: "A Rendezvous With Destiny", 27 June 1936 acceptance speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt. "An old English judge once said: "Necessitous men are not free men.""

Article: "Howard Dean on Hardball" by Felix Schein.

Article: "Howard Dean Scream" by Brad.

Article: "No Donald Trump at Debate. But He's Lurking, on Twitter." by Alan Rappeport.

Hour Two: Why Is O.S.H.A. Leaving Whistleblowers In the Lurch?
- Shanna Devine, Government Accountability Project 

Article: "Whistleblowers Left In The Lurch By O.S.H.A." by Sam Sacks.

Article: "OSHA Dismisses Majority of Whistleblower Cases Agency Investigates" by Vicky Nguyen, Liz Wagner and Felipe Escamilla.

 

Article: "'Leave us in peace': anti-gun control protesters greet Obama in Oregon" by Tom McCarthy and Lauren Dake.

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Petition: "File charges against the 47 U.S. Senators in violation of The Logan Act in attempting to undermine a nuclear agreement.".

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

 

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Victoria Jones 

Article: "Hillary Clinton Debate Performance Chills Biden Movement" by Jonathan Martin.

Article: "OK, fine, here's the latest that Joe Biden could leave D.C. to make Tuesday's debate" by Phillip Bump.

Article: "Fox News Poll: Carson giving Trump a run for his money in GOP race" by Dana Blanton.

Article: "U.S. Armed Forces to be Deployed in Cameroon" by Brittany Gervais.

Article: "Justice Department creates domestic terrorism unit" by Andrew V. Pestano.

Article: "Iran ramps up troop deployment in Syria in run-up to 'anti-rebel offensive'" by Ian Black and Saeed Kamali Dehghan.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Article: "TRNS News Notes- 10/13" by Victoria Jones.

Hour Three: Why Are Corporate Criminals Getting A Pass from the DOJ?
- David Sirota, International Business Times  

Article: "Prosecution of Corporate Crime Has Plummeted Under Obama Administration: Report" by David Sirota.

 

Article: "Trump supporters have the worst Facebook grammar, study finds" by Justin Wm. Moyer.

Article: "Remarks at Techport Australia" by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Article: "The POLITICO Wrongometer" by Michael Grunwald.

Article: "Marking 'Sunshine Week,' McCaskill Introduces Whistleblower-Protection Package" by Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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