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Fair trials, counsel rights, evidence standards, and wrongful convictions.
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Hecker Fink Helps Defeat Supreme Court Bid to Strip Detained Immigrants of Due Process Protections
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (191+ words) heckerfink.com Hecker Fink Helps Defeat Supreme Court Bid to Strip Detained Immigrants of Due Process Protections On Friday, Hecker Fink, together with co-counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and MacArthur Justice Center, secured…...
Attorneys say former sheriff is dodging service in a lawsuit against her – Palo Alto Daily Post
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (751+ words) Former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has allegedly dodged process servers in a lawsuit claiming she damaged a sheriff’s captain’s reputation by spreading rumors that he was having an affair. Capt. Eamonn Allen filed the defamation lawsuit against Corpus…...
Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defender
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (454+ words) CHICAGO — Nearly three years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to fully abolish its cash bail system, an effort pushed by criminal justice reform advocates who argued that the ability for a person to post bond after…...
Why Oregon public defense crisis is shrinking, according to new report | Oregon / Northwest
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (904+ words) Oregon’s public defense crisis has shrunk by two-thirds over the past year, but more than 1,100 people remain without attorneys as Oregon continues to work to address the problem. The latest figures were shared with lawmakers on the House Interim Committee…...
Supreme Court faces immigration detention challenge
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (216+ words) WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — A coalition of immigration and civil rights organizations has filed a Supreme Court brief supporting bond hearings for certain noncitizens held for prolonged periods under federal immigration law. The American Immigration Council, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian…...
How Los Angeles County Can Improve Public Defender Workload
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (350+ words) RAND's divisions conduct research on a uniquely broad front for clients around the globe. In this report, the authors rigorously evaluate the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office’s Case Complexity System, which scores the complexity of individual cases, and assess…...
Why Oregon public defense crisis is shrinking, according to new report
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (856+ words) Oregon’s public defense crisis has shrunk by two-thirds over the past year, but more than 1,100 people remain without attorneys as Oregon continues to work to address the problem. The latest figures were shared with lawmakers on the House Interim Committee…...
Public defender's office seeks to withdraw from representing Joseph Raker in Wakulla County double homicide case
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (35+ words) WTXL ABC 27 Public defender's office seeks to withdraw from representing Joseph Raker in Wakulla County double homicide case...
Public defender's office seeks to withdraw from representing Joseph Raker
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (414+ words) WAKULLA COUNTY, FL (WTXL) — A motion released Wednesday evening asks the court to withdraw the public defender's office from representing Joseph Raker, who stands trial for a double homicide in Wakulla County. The filing states that a state witness is…...
Maryland AG joins push to uphold limits on ICE 'warrantless' arrests
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (228+ words) BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, including D.C. and Virginia, urging a federal appeals court to keep limits in place for so-called "warrantless" ICE arrests. The coalition filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals…...