Justice ReDesigned
Justice ReDesigned is a publication and podcast by Judge Steven Teske (Ret.), focused on exposing injustices and reimagining public systems—from juvenile justice to adult criminal justice, child welfare, education, tribal sovereignty, and beyond.
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Judge Said No. Trump Said Yes. (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowA federal judge ordered the White House to restore the press credentials of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Days later, CNN was blocked from joining President Trump’s trip aboard Air Force One—and the television press pool went dark again.In this episode, I trace the story from Trump’s original ban through Judge Timothy Kelly’s temporary order and the latest fight over access to the president. The order restored White House hard passes; it did not expressly address
Two Visions of Equality (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowWhat does equality actually require?That everyone be treated by the same rule?Or that everyone have a genuinely equal opportunity to compete?In this episode of Conversations on Justice, I explore the tension between those two ideas through the lens of disparate impact law—and through a distinction that may be even more important:An aspiration tells us where we hope to go. A description tells us where we are.I have long been drawn to
Two Visions of Equality (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowAuthor’s NoteThis essay is part of Justice ReDesigned: Conversations on Justice, a continuing series examining disparate impact, civil rights, human behavior, and the systems through which we attempt to deliver justice.The series began with my concern over a growing effort in American civil-rights law to narrow disparate-impact analysis and return the focus primarily to proof of in
Trump Bans the Press, and the Cameras Go Dark (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowWhat happens when access to the White House depends on whether the President approves of the reporting?In this episode of Justice ReDesigned, we examine an extraordinary confrontation between the Trump administration and the American press—and the constitutional principles that govern it.After journalists and news organizations were excluded from White House access amid criticism of their reporting, the dispute quickly became about much more tha
When Neutrality Learned to Discriminate (opens the original)
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There was a time in America when racial discrimination didn’t require an investigation. The sign told you. WHITES ONLY. The employment policy told you. Black workers could work here. White workers could work there. Certain jobs and opportunities were simply unavailable to Black Americans. The discrimination didn’t hide. It announced itself. Then came the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The signs began coming down. Explicit racial discrimination became illegal. America had taken an enormous step toward
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