Shana Knizhnik (@shanakn )

Shana Knizhnik

Bio Public defender @LegalAidNYC. @NotoriousRBG creator/co-author. Alum @ACLU_DC @NYULaw @Columbia @PHLschools. Seeking justice. Std disclaimers apply. she/her 🌈
Location NYC by way of Philly
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Account created 18-06-2012 03:04:15
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iPhone : Cuomo is the same guy who rolled back bail reform during a pandemic bc apparently only rich & powerful get presumption of innocence twitter.com/tweetbenmax/st…

iPhone : 24 years ago a prosecutor intentionally withheld information that would have exonerated three men he tried to put to death. They are now free -- the prosecutor was promoted and now among the most senior staff at Queens DA office.

nytimes.com/2021/03/05/nyr…

iPhone : Occupying space between “Vote Blue No Matter Who” and “Republicans and Democrats Are The Same” is a recipe for disaster on this website huh

iPhone : Two-simultaneous-truths time!

1) This is a big deal, a very good thing, and we all must thank Black organizers in Georgia for changing the course of US history.

2) This doesn’t go far enough and the 8 Dems who voted against a $15 minimum wage should be ashamed. twitter.com/yfreemark/stat…

iPhone : It would have been just as offensive if she had voted to keep starvation wages regardless of her body language or physical demeanor. Better? twitter.com/aterkel/status…

iPhone : My bill making it illegal for federal officers to engage in sex acts with detainees has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my bill twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/st…

iPhone : Really excited to post these (paid) summer internships!

We're looking for an Organizing Intern & Policy Intern, who can work remotely from anywhere in the country.
Directly impacted people encouraged to apply.

Interning with me is a blast, I promise!
dreamcorps.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

iPhone : Watching Moxie, and I wish my mom was Amy Poehler with a suitcase full of pristine riot grrl zones and Bikini Kill tapes