At a critical juncture in our nation’s history, Public Defender, an award-winning documentary film, examines the fault lines of American democracy through the lens of Heather Shaner, a seasoned and fiercely compassionate public defender in Washington, DC.
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Special | 49m 46s | A DC-based public defender and her Jan. 6 defendants take on America’s epidemic of division. (49m 46s)
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