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Editorial | Public defender shortage is a WA crisis that requires local and state action
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoWhen the state can’t provide both, it would be unjust to leave someone languishing in a jail cell....
The ACLU says Pennsylvania’s public defenders are so underfunded it violates the law
Philly.com· 3 days agoPennsylvania’s lack of funding for public defenders is so pronounced that the state is depriving...
Pennsylvania’s underfunding of public defenders unconstitutional, ACLU says in suit
Courthouse News Service· 3 days agoThe class action, filed Thursday in Pennsylvania Commonwealth court, says the state’s failure to...
Projected marijuana tax revenue in 2024 enough to fully fund Missouri’s health, public safety...
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 13 hours agoThe combined state and local tax revenue generated from cannabis sales in Missouri is projected to...
No end in sight for Benton County defense attorney shortage. 6 suspects already freed
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoBenton County officials suggested the shortage is tied to a Washington State Bar Association...
Black and women lawyers' group to keep appointments to Indigent Defense Services Commission. Autopsy...
Winston-Salem Journal· 2 days agoThe revamped bill also gives back appointments from the N.C. Association of Black Lawyers and the...
Attorney Patricia Bolen named new Public Defender for Fredericksburg area
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 5 days agoAttorney Patricia Bolen has been named the new chief Public Defender for the Fredericksburg area....
Pennsylvania's failure to fund indigent defense violates the Constitution, lawsuit says
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 3 days agoThe examples in the lawsuit are many. One man who sat in jail for months before even communicating...
Backlash against DEI spreads to more states
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoSALT LAKE CITY — Shortly after taking office in 2023, Republican state Rep. Katy Hall heard from constituents complaining about how their adult children...
City council, counties, school districts to meet this week - see their agendas.
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 6 days ago...facilities for Potter County; a disclaimer of real property as requested by the Veteran's Association; participating in a property tax exemption for child-care facilities; bulletproof vest grant; receive an update regarding plans...ban; grant application to Texas Indigent Defense Council for...
