Interviewed by Jason Breslow for “The Supreme Court Outlawed Split Juries, but Hundreds Remain in Prison Anyway,” NPR, May 14, 2023.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Anne Brown for “Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts are Worried,” New York Times, May 15, 2023.
Interviewed for “Longtime Multnomah County Prosecutor Considering Challenging Mike Schmidt for DA,” Oregonian, March 10, 2023.
Interviewed for “‘Instigator’ of Redmond 5 wants life sentence reduced,” Koin, March 1st, 2023.
Interview by Lauren Drake for “Outgoing Oregon Governor Commuts Death Row Sentences, Orders Execution Chamber Dismantled,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, Dec. 12th, 2022.
Interview by Cara Salvatore for “Gorsuch Dissent Signals Justices May Revisit Jury Size Issue,” Law360, November 23rd 2022.
Interview by Zane Sparling for “Torture attack sent Portland teen to jail; Oregon criminal justice reform got him and others out,” the Oregonian, Nov. 17th, 2022.
Interviewed by Rob Davis for “The modern impact of The Oregonian’s racist history,” The Oregonian, October 24th, 2022.
Interviewed by Amanda Waldroupe for “The story of one US governors historic use of clemency: We are a nation of second chances,” The Guardian, September 28th, 2022.
Quoted in “Commutations granted to 1,000 felons by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown were lawful, appeals court says” Oregonian, August 8, 2022.
Quoted in “Oregon garnishes millions in tax refunds to collect old, unpaid parking tickets and court fees,” KGW8, April 6, 2022
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie on “Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt hires criminal defense lawyer to review past convictions, sentences,” The Oregonian, September 1, 2021
Quoted in “Commutation offered prolific Portland burglar a second chance. But now his case represents ‘tragic depiction of our system,’” OregonLive, January 14, 2022.
Quoted in “Oregon Governor Grants Clemency to Dozens of People who Committed Crimes as Kids,” Huffpost, October 21, 2021.
Quoted in ”2 Oregon district attorneys sue Gov. Kate Brown over early prison releases,“ OPB, Jan 20, 2022.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for OPB on “Proposal to address older nonunanimous jury convictions in Oregon angers crime victims” on February 4, 2022.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for Oregonian on “Gov. Kate Brown’s clemency authority is absolute, state attorneys say in asking judge to dismiss challenge” on February 17, 2022.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for OPB on “Oregon Democrats agree to nonunanimous jury bill changes after crime victims testify” on February 22, 2022.
Interviewed by Connor Radnovich for Statesman Journal on “Proposal to retry hundred of Oregon inmates advances with some changes” on February 15, 2022.
Interviewed by Dave Miller for OPB on “Oregon bill may give those convicted by non-unanimous juries a chance to have cases reexamined” on February 11, 2022.
Interviewed by AP for AP News on “Lawsuit: Governor unlawfully commuting prison sentences” on January 20, 2022.
Interviewed by Garrett Andrews for OPB on “Woman, 25, hopes new law can expunge record New law in Oregon will allow former defendants to appeal sentences ‘in the interest of justice’” on December 2, 2021.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for Oregon Live on “Zoom calls with Gov. Kate Brown: Prisoners meet in one-on-one sessions amid commutation push” on November 5, 2021.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for OPB on “Oregon governor grants review hearing for some of state’s longest serving juvenile offenders” on October 21, 2021.
Interviewed by the Andrew Selsky for US News & World Report on “District Attorney Creates Unit to Review Past Convictions” on September 2, 2021.
Interviewed by Eva Herscowitz for The Crime Report on “Forensic Testimony Distorted by ‘Implicit’ Racial Bias: Paper” on September 2, 2021.
Interviewed by Max Egener for Beaverton Valley Times on “WashCo DA Kevin Barton weighs in on non-unanimous juries” on September 2, 2021.
Interviewed for The Crime Report on “Forensic Testimony Distorted By “Implicit” Racial Bias: Paper” on September 8, 2021.
Interviewed by the Associated Press for US News & World Report on “District Attorney Creates Unit to Review Past Convictions” on September 2, 2021.
Interviewed by Wright Gazaway for KATU on “Lawyer fights for new trial for hundreds of Oregon people convicted by non-unanimous jury” on August 4, 2021.
Interviewed by Dave Miller for OPB on “Pardons and Commutations Rising in Oregon” on July 7, 2021.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for The Oregonian for “Bill allowing DAs and prisoners to ask the court to review sentence, conviction heads to governor’s desk”, June 8, 2021.
Interviewed by Tom Casciato with PBS for “Convictions by non-unanimous juries were banned in 2020. What happens to those imprisoned by them?”, March 28, 2021.
Interviewed by Jaimie Ding for The Oregonian on “Nonunanimous juries — recently ruled unconstitutional — convicted hundreds sitting in Oregon prisons. Now, they want a fair trial”, March 22, 2021.
Interviewed by Virginia Barreda for Statesman Journal on “Salem Man Gets New Trial, Lesser Sentence”, March 14, 2021.
Interviewed by Blair Stenvick for Portland Mercury on “Non-Unanimous Jury Convictions Are Over. But What Happens to the People Oregon Already Wronged?”, March 10, 2021.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for OPB on “Oregon Supreme Court upholds sentencing laws for juveniles convicted of murder”, March 4, 2021.
Interviewed by Jonathan Shorman for The Kansas City Star on “Do what’s right: What’s driving a surge of 100 clemency claims among Kansas inmates”. February 14, 2021.
Interviewed by Erin Donaghue and Graham Kates for CBS News on “Supreme Court to mull challenge to convictions under “racist Jim Crow” jury laws”. December 1, 2020.
Interviewed by Rachel Saslow for Williamette Week on “Oregonians Sent a Frightened 17-Year-Old Boy to Prison. My Family Helped”, November 11, 2020.
Interviewed by Rachel Saslow for Williamette Week on “Why Is Measure 11 Still the Law in Oregon?”, November 11, 2020.
Interviewed by Faiz Siddiqui, Fenit Nirappil and Mark Berman, Washington Post, for After summer of chaos and confrontation, Portland braces again for more unrest, September 3, 2020.
Interviewed by Richard Oppel Jr., New York Times, for In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide: Which Protesters Should Go to Jail?, August 23, 2020.
Guest Column, Attorney General Rosenblum must vacate all non-unanimous verdicts, Bend Bulletin, August 18, 2020 (with Nicholas McGuffin).
Interviewed by Emma Cueto for Law360 on “After Win, Those Fighting Divided Verdicts Eye Next Chapter”, April 27, 2020.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for The Oregonian on “Coronavirus Precautions in Oregon Prisons have Unintended Consequence for Inmates in Treatment”, April 24, 2020.
Editorial for The Oregonian on “No longer An Outlier, Oregon Makes it Unanimous”, April 22, 2020.
interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for The Oregonian on “Oregon’s Nonunanimous Jury System Struck Down by U.S. Supreme Court; Could Invalidate 100s of Convictions”, April 22, 2020.
Interviewed by Andrew Selsky for the Associated Press on “US Supreme Court Bans Nonunanimous Jury Verdicts in Oregon”, April 20, 2020.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for Oregon Public Broadcast on “Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Won’t Release Prisoners Over COVID Risks”, April 14, 2020.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for The Oregonian on “Gov. Kate Brown signals she won’t approve large-scale early release of inmates over coronavirus”, April 10, 2020.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for Oregon Public Broadcast on “Inmates Brace For Virus Outbreak, While Oregon Considers Early Release”, April 7, 2020.
Opinion in the Oregonian, “Governor’s Coronavirus Response Should Include Early Release of Eligible Prisoners”, March 19, 2020.
Interviewed by Maxine Bernstein for the Oregonian on “Oregon man sentenced at 16 to consecutive life terms for 2 killings to get release hearing”, February 24, 2020.
Interviewed by Timothy Williams for the NY Times on “In One State, a Holdout Juror Can’t Block a Conviction. That May Not Last.” February 24, 2020.
Interviewed by Kira Lerner for ARIZONA PROSECUTOR COMMISSIONS REPORT THAT ARGUES AGAINST LENIENCY FOR TEENS WHO COMMIT CRIMES, The Appeal, November 1, 2019.
Interviewed by Blair Stenvick for Supreme Court Case Could Overturn Oregon’s Problematic Spilt-Jury Rule, Portland Mercury, October 7, 2019.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for SCOTUS Takes Up Case That Could End Non-Unanimous Juries In Oregon, OPB Radio, October 6, 2019.
Op-ed on Opinion: Attorney General Rosenblum is on the wrong side of history, Oregonian, October 6, 2019.
Interviewed by John Zimmerman for U.S. Supreme Court to take up Louisiana Unanimous Jury Law on Opening Day of New Term, Times Picayune and New Orleans Advocate, October 5, 2019.
Interviewed by Blair Stenvick for Oregon’s Death Penalty is Almost Nonexistent—So Why Can’t We Get Rid of It?, Portland Mercury, September 25, 2019.
Interviewed by Jordan Rubin on Jury Verdicts in Spotlight on Supreme Court’s Opening Day, Bloomberg News, September 24, 2019.
Interviewed by Aubrey Wieber for “Supreme Court ruling on unanimous verdicts could throw Oregon convictions into question,” Bend Bulletin, September 11, 2019.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg for “He Entered Prison as a ‘Whiskerless Kid.’ Will Oregon Ever Let Him Out?” The Appeal, September 3, 2019.
Interviewed by Andrew Selsky for “Oregon Defends Post Nonunamimous Jury Verdicts to High Court”.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson on OPB Radio for “Oregon Justice Department Warns Supreme Court About Scrapping Unanimous Juries.”
Interviewed by Ian MacRonald for “Split Jury System Rooted in Oregon Nativism.” The Corvallis Advocate, August 16, 2019.
Interviewed by Aimee Green for “New law would limit Oregon’s death penalty to rare cases: Accused MAX train killer Jeremy Christian and others would face life in prison.” The Oregonian. July 12, 2019.
Interviewed by The Oregonian staff for “Lawmakers Vote to Substantially Limit Oregon’s Death Penalty.” The Oregonian. June 30, 2019.
Interviewed by R. Dallon Adams for, “‘Unwanted’ and Under Arrest.” The Skanner News. June 27, 2019.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for, “Killing a Police Officer Added Back to Crimes that Could Draw Death Penalty Under Amendment.” The Oregonian, June 18, 2019.
Interviewed by McKenna Ross for “Oregon Dems preserve nation’s only non-unanimous juries, wait on Supreme Court decision.” The Oregonian, June 6, 2019.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for “Lawmakers Hear Broad Support For Scrapping Oregon’s Nonunanimous Juries.” OPB. May 6, 2019.
Interviewed by Lorelei Laird for “Oregon May Finally Join 49 Other States That Require Unanimous Jury Decisions in Criminal Cases.” ABA Journal. May 1, 2019.
Interviewed by Troy Brynelson for “Marion and Linn Counties Investigating Suicides at Each Other’s Jails.” Salem Reporter. April 24, 2019.
Interviewed by Leni Seelinger for “What Criminal Justice Reform Looks Like When Black Women’s Needs Are Put First.” Bustle. April 3, 2019.
Interviewed by Emma Cueto for “High Court Could Soon End Split Jury Verdicts for Good.” LAW 360. March 24, 2019.
Interviewed by John Simerman and Gordon Russell for, “Louisiana jury case revives long-running Supreme Court debate over reach of Bill of Rights.” The Advocate. March 23, 2019.
Interviewed by Jacob Sullum for “The Lingering Stench of Marijuana Prohibition.” Reason. March 1, 2019.
Interviewed by the editorial board for “Oregon Should Vote Out Split Verdicts.” The Register-Guard, January 18, 2019.
Interviewed by Emily Green for “Monetary Sanctions and the Vicious Circle of Poverty They Perpetuate.” Street Roots, November 16, 2018.
Interviewed by Jordan S. Rubin for “Louisiana Vote for Unanimous Juries May not be Last Word.” Bloomberg BNA, November 15, 2018.
Interviewed by Melanie Sevcenko for “Legal Clinic Launches for Homeless Youth.” The Scanner, November 15, 2018.
Interviewed by Dave Miller and Conrad Wilson for “Nonunanimous Juries.” Think Out Loud, OPB, November 13, 2018.
Article “Overturning Apodaca v. Oregon Should Be Easy: Nonunanimous Jury Verdicts in Criminal Cases Undermine the Credibility of Our Justice System.” Oregon Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 1 (2017). Mentioned by: Corvallis Gazette-Times, Charlotte Observer, Sacramento Bee, The News & Observer, Kansas City Star, The State, Lexington Herald-Leader, Fresno Bee, The News Tribune, The Sun News, Idaho Statesman, Bradenton Herald, The Island Packet, The Telegraph, The Herald, The Herald-Sun, The Modesto Bee, Ledger-Enquirer, Herald and News, Lebanon-Express, The Washington Times, Miami Herald, The Tribune, Belleville News-Democrat, Bellingham Herald, Tri-city Herald, The Daily News, Merced Sun-Star, The News Review, The World Link, Eastern Oregonian, and Bloomberg BNA.
Interviewed by George Joseph for “After Victory in Louisiana, Oregon is Now the Only State Using Split Juries to Convict People.” The Appeal, November 6, 2018.
Interviewed by Brian Brennan, “WA Supreme Court strikes down death penalty,” for KGW Portland, 10/11/2018.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson, “Oregon Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Non-Unanimous Convictions,” for NPR, Morning Edition, 10/02/2018.
Interviewed by Katie Shepard, “What it’s Like to be Pepper Sprayed in Prison,” for Willamette Week, 9/26/2018.
Interviewed by Jon Ramsey for, “Why Do We Still Use ‘Junk Science’ to Convict? Blame the Judges” The Crime Report, August 1, 2018.
Interviewed by Caleb Diehl for, “Objection Overruled.” Oregon Business, July 10, 2018.
Interviewed by Aimee Green for “DA Drops Case Against Patient Who Bit Nurse.” Oregonian, July 2, 2018.
Interviewed by Dave Miller for , “Expunging felony records.” Think Out Loud, OPB Radio, June 27, 2018.
Interviewed by Jim Mustian for “Oregon Eyes Own Changes to Split-Verdict Law: ‘Do We Really Want to Be Like Louisiana?’” The Advocate, May 12, 2018.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for “National push to find reform-minded DAs comes to Oregon.” Oregonian, April 18, 2018.
Interviewed by Ilana Kowarski for “How to Gauge the Strength of Law School Clinics.” US News, April 12, 2018.
Interviewed by Noelle Crombie for, “National push to reform-minded DAs comes to Oregon,” Oregonian, March 18, 2018.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for “Gov. Kate Brown Pardons Former Portland Gang Member Turned Mentor.” Oregonian, February 13, 2018.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for, “Oregon district attorneys abandon plan to repeal unusual non-unanimous jury system,” Oregonian, January 31, 2018.
Interviewed by Brian Wood for, “Prosecutors drop ballot initiative to require unanimous juries,” KATU News, January 31, 2018.
Interviewed by Katie Shepard for “Oregon District Attorneys Drop Plan to Scrap Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts.” Willamette Week, January 31, 2018.
Interviewed by Alice Popovici for “A Path Toward Criminal Justice Reform.” Respect, vol. 17, no. 2, New Jersey State Bar Foundation (January 29, 2018).
Interviewed by Ericka Cruz Guevarra for “Advocates Skeptical of Campaign to Upend Oregon’s Jury Law.” OPB Radio, January 19, 2018.
Interviewed by Lilian Schrock for “Benton County DA, Defense Attorneys Agree Nonunanimous Juries Should Be Abolished.” Corvallis Gazette Times, January 15, 2018.
Interviewed by Katie Shepard for “To Scrap Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts, District Attorneys May Want Something in Return.” Willamette Week, January 12, 2018.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for “Oregon DAs to Back Campaign Against Nonunanimous Juries.” OPB Radio, January 10, 2018.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for “Campaign to Repeal Oregon’s Unusual Nonunanimous Jury System Begins.” Oregonian, January 10, 2018.
Interviewed by Katie Shepard for “Oregon District Attorneys Accidentally Reveal a Surprisingly Progressive Stance on Unanimous Jury Decisions.” Willamette Week, January 10, 2018.
Interviewed by Andrew Selsky for “Oregon Murder Case Shows Obstacles to DNA Testing.” U.S. News (and others through Associated Press), October 17, 2017.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for “Supreme Court Rejects Case to Test Oregon’s Unusual Nonunanimous Jury System.” Oregonian, October 2, 2017.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for “Case to Test Oregon’s Unusual Jury System Sill Before U.S. Supreme Court.” Oregonian, September 28, 2017.
Interviewed by Shane Kavanaugh for “‘Dirty Secret’ of Oregon Jury System Could Go Before U.S. Supreme Court.” Oregonian, September 19, 2017.
Interviewed by Aubrey Wieber for “U.S. Supreme Court May Review Nonunanimous Jury Verdicts.” Bend Bulletin, September 17, 2017.
Interviewed by Paris Achen for “Oregon’s Non-unanimous Jury Law Under Scrutiny.” Portland Tribune, September 5, 2017.
Interviewed by Jefferson Smith for “The Women in Prison Project.” XRAY in the Morning, XRAY.FM, June 1, 2017.
Interviewed by Andrew Selsky (Associated Press) for “Federal Lawsuit Alleges Grim Conditions in Roseburg Jail.” The Register-Guard, May 30, 2017.
Interviewed by Andrew Selsky (Associated Press) for “Lawsuit Filed Over Cruel, Unusual Punishment in Oregon Jail.” U.S. News & World Report, May 30, 2017.
Interviewed by Marc Brown for a two-part series about nonunanimous juries in Oregon. Appellate Perspective Podcast, OCDLA: Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, April 15, 2017.
Interviewed by Conrad Wilson for “Even When Juries Can’t Agree, Convictions Are Still Possible in Oregon.” All Things Considered, OPB, December 12, 2016.
Interviewed by Christen McCurdy for “ACLU, OJRC Fight for Unanimous Felony Convictions.” The Skanner, December 1, 2016.
Interviewed by Chris Brown for “Life Behind Bars…or the Death Penalty. Which Costs More? The Death Penalty May Be a Deterrent for Crime…but at What Cost? KXL Radio, November 17, 2016.
Interviewed by Kristian Fodin-Vencil for “Study: In Oregon, Death Sentence Quadruples Cost of Case.” OPB, November 16, 2016.
“New Study Finds Oregon Death Sentences Are Significantly More Costly Than Life Sentences.” Death Penalty Information Center, November 16, 2016.
Interviewed by Tony Hernandez for “How Much Does the Death Penalty Cost? New Study Examines 100s of Cases.” Oregonian, November 16, 2016.
Interviewed by Dave Miller for “Death Penalty in Oregon.” Think Out Loud, OPB Radio, May 24, 2016.
Interviewed by Kristian Foden-Vencil for “Gary Haugen Has a New Execution Date, but Oregon’s Death Penalty Moratorium Remains.” OPB, May 23, 2016.
Interviewed for “The Misunderstood Measure.” Grant Magazine, April 17, 2016.
Interviewed by Sue Zaloker for “Oregon Innocence Project’s Aliza Kaplan: Criminal Injustice ‘Every Single Day’.“ Street Roots, January 29, 2016.
Interviewed by Sue Zalokar for “Oregon Innocence Project’s Aliza Kaplan: Criminal Injustice ‘Every Single Day’.” Street Roots, January 29, 2016.
Interviewed by Joe Rose for “Beyond ‘Making a Murderer’: 10 Real-Life Injustices in Oregon History.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, January 14, 2016.
Interviewed by Wanda Moore for “Special Report: OSP Crime Lab Scandal Already Spurs Change.” KTVZ Bend, November 2, 2015.
Interviewed by Rebecca Trager for “Forensic Crime Lab Malpractice Surfaces in Oregon.” Chemistry World, September 29, 2015.
Interviewed by Rebecca McCray for “Crime Lab Tech Tampers With Evidence in Oregon—But It’s a Nationwide Problem.” TakePart, September 19, 2015.
Interviewed by Wanda Moore for “OSP Forensic Analyst Scandal Widens.” KTVZ Bend, September 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Claire Withycombe for “District Attorneys Reviewing Cases.” Bend Bulletin, September 17, 2015.
Interviewed by Doug McVay for “Eyewitness Identification and Wrongful Convictions.” KBOO Radio, August 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Amelia Templeton for news segment “Bill Introduced to Overhaul Oregon’s Post-Conviction DNA Testing Law.” OPB Radio, March 6, 2015.
Interviewed for “Six Reasons the Death Penalty Is Becoming More Expensive.” The Marshall Project (blog), December 18, 2014.
Interviewed for “Wrongful Conviction: A Chance for Redemption.” PI Magazine (December 2014).
Interviewed by Maxine Bernstein for “Multnomah County DA Assigns Veteran Prosecutor to Guard Against Wrongful Convictions.” The Oregonian, October 26, 2014.
Interviewed by Donovan M. Smith for “Fighting for the Innocent.” The Portland Observer, May 7, 2014.
Interviewed by Amelia Templeton for “Finding Evidence Could Challenge New Oregon Innocence Project.” Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 13, 2014.
Interviewed by Helen Silvis for “Oregon Innocence Project Offers Hope to the Wrongly Convicted.” The Skanner, April 11, 2014.
Interviewed by Carol McAlice Currie for “Effort May Clear Some Inmates.” The Statesmen Journal, April 9, 2014.
Interviewed by Karen Richards for “Oregon Prisoners Will Soon Have a Way to Fight Wrongful Convictions.” KLCC/NPR, April 8, 2014.
Interviewed by Bryan Denson for “Lawyer Steven Wax Takes Giant Pay Cut to Join Oregon Innocence Project: Why?” The Oregonian, April 6, 2014.
Interviewed on the Oregon Innocence Project. News Radio KEX 1190, March 11, 2014.
Interviewed by Bryan Denson for “Oregon Innocence Project Startup Will Join Coast-to-Coast Campaign to Free the Wrongly Imprisoned.” The Oregonian, March 11, 2014.
Interviewed by Kristian Foden-Vencil for “Oregon Innocence Project Forms To Exonerate Wrongfully Imprisoned.” Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 14, 2014.