Why the State of California is responsible for the public defense crisis in Fresno County
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September 29, 2013
Why the State of California is responsible for the public defense crisis in Fresno County
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August 16, 2013
USDOJ calls for binding workload controls as part of resolution to federal suit against two Washington cities
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May 24, 2013
Florida Supreme Court grants public defenders the right to declare case overload
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February 6, 2013
Missouri Bar weighs in on workload crisis as the legislature debates privatizing much of the public defender’s work
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December 6, 2012
Putting the spotlight on small-town America: Putnam County, Indiana
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October 12, 2012
Missouri prosecutors claim new audit report proves defender caseload woes are a manufactured myth
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September 26, 2012
Indigent defense progress stunted by outdated funding mechanism in Louisiana
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September 25, 2012
Oil boom rapidly creating a Sixth Amendment crisis in North Dakota
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August 7, 2012
MO prosecutors take issue with state court decision on PD caseload controls
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August 7, 2012
MO Supreme Court rules that public defense commission can decline cases
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