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Jamie Raskin Explains What America Could Do to Fix the Supreme Court
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAs the Supreme Court cloaked itself in the reputational disaster of yet another personal scandal and...
Should people too poor to hire a lawyer fend for themselves? Of course not | Opinion
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNational Public Defense Day is commemorated every year on March 18. On that day in 1963, the United...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas moves to reverse the legacy of his predecessor, Thurgood...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThurgood Marshall, left, had a very different view of the purpose of the Supreme Court than his...
Immigrants are excluded from the right to legal representation. It's time to change that.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIbrahima Keita waited outside the immigration court for hours, but his attorney never came to...
Defense by court-appointed attorneys is a constitutional right: Iowa should pay for it
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThousands of times every year, Iowa appoints attorneys to represent criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire their own. And thousands of times every year, when a case ends, Iowa demands ...
Gideon’s Day 60th Anniversary Celebration is March 18, 2023
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSchool, TV, and movies have taught us about the Police reading you your rights. We hear them being quoted all the time when someone gets arrested. “You have the right to remain silent. Anything ...
Kansas public defenders are overworked and understaffed, according to current standards
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPublic Board of Indigent Defense Services didn't get the $11 million it requested from the state of...
Letters: Justyn Lewis has had spotty attendance on zoning board
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJustyn Lewis’ attendance at P&Z spotty I was surprised to see the Des Moines Register editorial board endorse Justyn Lewis for the Des Moines City Council at-large seat, pointing out that he ...
Attorney Lisa McLean to run for Hillsborough public defender
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTAMPA — For the first time in 20 years, Hillsborough County voters will get to decide whom they want to be their public defender. Lisa McLean, a longtime Tampa criminal defense attorney who ...
Convicted killer wins a fourth chance at parole in 1965 murder
The Salem News, Mass. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 4—SALEM — A former Salem man whose criminal career spanned sweeping changes in the criminal justice system has been granted a fourth chance at parole from a life sentence for the murder ...
