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Bill aimed at assisting public defenders falls short this spring, backers say they’ll try again in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA measure to create a statewide office to assist under-resourced public defenders stalled in the Illinois General Assembly this spring, but the bill’s backers ...
Can smaller caseloads help Washington fill its public defender ranks? | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 5 days agoToo few public defenders and too many cases are stressing the criminal justice system in Washington,...
Connecticut's top public defender fired for misconduct alleged by oversight commission
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoAn oversight commission fired Connecticut's top public defender on Tuesday after having accused her...
Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDavid DePape was convicted of assaulting a federal official’s family member and attempting to kidnap...
Howie Carr: Happy 90th birthday to Stephen ‘The Rifleman’ Flemmi, Boston’s most prolific serial...
Boston Herald· 49 minutes agoStevie Flemmi, the most prolific serial killer in Boston history, turns 90 years old today. As a...
Embattled CT chief public defender dismissed after two years of confrontations with oversight panel
Hartford Courant· 4 days agoTaShun Bowden-Lewis’ term as the state’s first Black chief public defender ended Tuesday with her...
Sacramento mass shooter suspect found dead in jail cell: report
KTVU· 5 hours ago"The public defender team representing [Martin] is deeply saddened by his unexpected death… It is...
Trial delayed for former supervisorial candidate charged with calling KCSO 181 times
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter the Public Defender’s Office declared a conflict in representing a former Kern County supervisorial candidate who is suspected of repeatedly calling ...
CT public defenders’ union backs decision to oust division chief Bowden-Lewis
Hartford Courant· 4 days agoMembers of the union representing public defenders have endorsed a decision to fire Chief Public ...
NV lawmakers urged to stop letting courts charge fees for public defenders
Nevada Current via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPolicy, politics and progressive commentary Though people have a constitutional right to legal...