Picked by The New Yorker
Public Defender
Washington lawyer Heather Shaner defends January 6th rioters, trying to bridge America's political divide through empathy.
An unexpected portrait of empathy across America's deepest political divide, through a defender of Capitol rioters.
“Public Defender” follows the work of Heather Shaner, a lawyer representing January 6th rioters, who works to confront America’s political divisions with empathy.
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