A Witch Trial at the Legal Aid Society
A historic courthouse building in Lower Manhattan on June 30, 2020. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Maud Maron was a model public defender. Then she was forced out of her job because of her political views and her race.
If you google “bleeding heart liberal,” Maud Maron might well turn up as the first hit. Every cause liberals are supposed to fight for, every group they are supposed to champion, every candidate they are supposed to support — well, that was Maron’s not so atypical life and career. Until recently.
A New York City native, Maron lived her early years in sub…
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