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The Brian Lehrer Show
Criminal Justice Wins in NY Budget; Stephen Moore; Cannabis and Psychosis; Barbara Bush

Coming up on today's show:
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Tina Luongo, attorney-in-charge of criminal practice at the Legal Aid Society, talks about lingering questions around the NYPD's arrest of Chanel Lewis, convicted this week for the 2016 rape and murder of Karina Vetrano.
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Janet Sabel, CEO and attorney-in-chief of The Legal Aid Society, and Insha Rahman, program director at Vera Institute of Justice, discuss the criminal justice reforms in the New York State budget, including changes to discovery rules, speedy trial requirements and cash bail.
- Stephen Moore, fellow at the Project for Economic Growth at the Heritage Foundation, author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy (All Points Books (October, 2018), and President Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve Board, talks about the role of the Fed and its current policies.
- Alex Berenson, former reporter for New York Times and the author of Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence (Free Press, 2019), discusses his research into how cannabis may contribute to increased risks for mental illness and violence.
- Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, discusses her book, The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty (Twelve, 2019).