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Public Defenders Assail Newsom For Seeking To Cut Their Funding
As California's budget faces big cuts amid a revenue shortfall, some lawyers say Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to gut public safety funding at...
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Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Stressed Public Defenders May Need Mental Health Treatment
Jenny Andrews took an undergrad internship at a public defender’s office and went to law school, studying under several veteran public...
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Jan 4, 20233 min read
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Oregon Struggles Over A Shortage of Public Defenders
District attorneys in Oregon are calling for change to fix the state’s critical shortage of court-provided attorneys for low-income...
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Nov 25, 20222 min read
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Oregon Chief Justice Retiring Amid Public Defender Crisis
Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters is retiring at the end of the year amid controversy over the state’s public defender...
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Oct 20, 20221 min read
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Britain's Criminal Defense Lawyers Take Pay Offer, End Strike
Britain’s criminal defense lawyers announced that they had accepted a new pay offer from the Justice Ministry and would end a five-week...
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Oct 11, 20222 min read
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CO Public Defenders Try Unionizing, But Face Legal Barrier
Despite a state law banning collective bargaining for employees in the state's judicial system, Colorado public defenders are pushing to...
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Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Understaffed Public Defender Units Leave Inmates Without Help
Daily in Oregon jails, about 40 people remain in custody without a public defender to represent them in court. Some have waited weeks for...
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Jun 21, 20222 min read
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Lawsuit Says Oregon Fails to Provide Public Defenders
Oregon violates its constitutional requirement to provide attorneys to people charged with crimes who can't afford one, contends a...
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May 17, 20221 min read
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500 OR Suspects Lack Lawyers As Public Defender System 'Buckling'
Oregon’s public defender system long has shown cracks, but a post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed constitutional landmines...
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May 9, 20222 min read
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Jackson's Role As Public Defender Sharpens Debate On Their Role
Questions about Ketanji Brown Jackson's role as a court-appointed lawyer from 2005 to 2007 have renewed a national debate over public...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
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Will Any Republicans Accept An Ex-Public Defender For High Court?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the former public defender whose confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court begins Monday, has been sharply...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Public Defenders Challenge Prosecutors In Primaries
The filing period for prosecutor elections closed in five states over the past month, giving one indication of whether the midterms may...
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Mar 15, 20223 min read
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