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  • Ashley Cleek

Ashley Cleek, Producer, is a radio reporter and producer living in Brooklyn, New York. Ashley has reported stories in Turkey, Ukraine, India, and Russia for American, German and British radio. Her stories have appeared on radio programs, The World and Marketplace and on websites such as PBS’s The Tehran Bureau, Global Post, and the Atlantic.

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Courting Voters – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

  • October 18, 2016

HOST INTRO: This is a really strange election year. We all know what’s happening nationally — it’s Trump v Clinton and the Senate’s up for grabs. But it’s an even weirder election year for judges…

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Courting Voters – Part 4: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Ashley Cleek

  • October 18, 2016

“I am going to research their values, but when it comes to the law, they need to set aside their values. That’s kind of a difficult question. What to research?” -Megan Storie This is a…

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The Hold Up – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

  • May 3, 2016

It’s an election year — which is already pretty rough going — and then in February, Justice Antonin Scalia died. And in a split second, there was a rare opening on the US Supreme Court….

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The Hold Up

by Ashley Cleek

  • May 3, 2016

“The court has to appear normal to the outside world. Even though things are really abnormal inside, it’s my job to keep a sense of normalcy and not to draw attention to the court.” –Chief…

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Revolution in a Cornfield – Part 1: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Ashley Cleek

  • March 8, 2016

Kansas state legislators are locked in a balance-of-power fight with justices on the Kansas Supreme Court over how much of the state’s diminishing tax revenue to spend on educating children. “For me, there’s another decision…

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Revolution in a Cornfield – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

  • March 8, 2016

It’s probably been awhile since you were in first grade. But some things haven’t changed too much. AMBI MONTINI’S CLASS This is Mrs Montini’s class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas. Seventeen…

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Overruled – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

  • January 15, 2016

When you get that notice in the mail for jury duty, it’s can be annoying. How are you going to fit it in? But juries are important — they’re  democracy in action… twelve men and…

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Overruled

by Ashley Cleek

  • January 12, 2016

In the United States, juries are often seen as democracy in action. Twelve men and women are asked to hear an entire case, and ultimately, decide another person’s fate. But in Alabama, in capital murder…

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Bit of an Edge

by Ashley Cleek

  • November 3, 2015

Jury Duty. It’s one of the pillars of our democratic society. If you are charged with a crime, a jury of your peers will determine your innocence or your guilt. But who selects the jurors?…

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The Stop

by Ashley Cleek

  • October 6, 2015

To train police officers how to conduct a traffic stop, academies across the country show recruits videos of officers being attacked and even murdered at traffic stops. Like this one: “Hi. Dave Smith of Police…

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