{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Qualified Immunity and Rights Behind Bars with Samuel Weiss","description":"In this episode, we get garrulous with Samuel Weiss, the founder and Executive Director of Rights Behind Bars, an organization that uses strategic litigation to protect and advance prisoners\u2019 rights. We tackle the hot-button issue of \u201cqualified immunity\u201d\u2014a controversial legal doctrine that often protects prison guards and police officers from liability for constitutional violations\u2014and talk with Sam about the path to victory in&amp;nbsp;Taylor v. Riojas, one of the very few cases in which a prisoner prevailed on that issue in the Supreme Court.&amp;nbsp; Then, we\u2019ll chat with Sam about getting back to his roots in creative writing, and his plans to finish his great unfinished novel. MORE FROM OUR GUEST Rights Behind Bars website: https:\/\/www.rightsbehindbars.org\/ Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RightsBehind\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightsBehind\/&amp;nbsp; CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Contact us: garrulousgavel@gmail.com Visit our website: http:\/\/thegarrulousgavel.com&amp;nbsp; Follow the Garrulous Gavel on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/garrulousgavel ","author_name":"The Garrulous Gavel","author_url":"http:\/\/thegarrulousgavel.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20612330\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/20612330"}