Kevin Walker is a retired lawyer (and part-time lifeguard at the University of Pennsylvania). For many years, he served as a public defender in New Jersey. He was a trial attorney and, later, an administrator. Over the course of 30 or so years, Kevin worked in every area of our criminal practice, from Juvenile to Recovery Court to Capital Litigation.
In the last 15 years, Kevin has produced four documentaries; two were based in Camden and another in Mt. Holly, N.J. Each was about 30 minutes and focused on criminal-justice or socio-economic issues.
But now he is excited to return to my first love: radio. Kevin got my feet wet many years ago, when serving as the campus news director of his college radio station.
Over the years, lawsuits seeking compensation from gunmakers for the harms caused by their products have rarely succeeded. That’s because of special protections Congress has extended to the gun industry.
But a handful of states and cities think they have found a work-around. They’re seeking to exploit a wrinkle in a federal law that was passed more than 20 years ago, and Philadelphia is at the forefront of this legal battle.