#public-defenders tag

NYC politics

Legal Aid Society, NYC's largest public defender group, set to vote on possible strike

fromwww.amny.com

2 weeks ago

US politics

Legal Aid Society union ratifies contract that suspends wage negotiations for next year | amNewYork

fromGothamist

NYC politics

Legal Aid Society, NYC's largest public defender group, set to vote on possible strike

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Public health

fromwww.npr.org

2 weeks ago

Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for change in New Orleans' public defender office

Hurricane Katrina exposed major flaws in New Orleans' criminal justice system, significantly impacting inmates and public defenders.

fromBoston.com

Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can't get an attorney

More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston, the latest fallout from a monthslong dispute over pay that has led public defenders to stop taking new clients.

Boston

fromBoston.com

Defendants without attorneys begin to be released as work stoppage continues

Defense attorneys across Massachusetts are enacting a work stoppage to protest low wages. As a result, dozens of defendants are being released without legal representation.

Boston

US politics

fromBoston.com

Hundreds of Massachusetts criminal cases could be dropped, indigent defendants released amid defense attorney work stoppage

Public defenders in Massachusetts have stopped working to demand higher wages, risking dismissal of cases against unrepresented defendants.

#judicial-misconduct

Black Lives Matter

S.F. judge accused of sexism, bias against female attorneys won't hear case from his accuser

Judge Braden Woods faces serious accusations of creating a toxic work environment and has been disqualified from hearing cases following complaints from public defenders.

Black Lives Matter

An S.F. judge accused of harassing female lawyers of color was quietly transferred. Now he's back.

Public defenders have accused Judge Braden Woods of inappropriate comments and bias against women of color during court proceedings.

Black Lives Matter

S.F. judge accused of sexism, bias against female attorneys won't hear case from his accuser

Black Lives Matter

An S.F. judge accused of harassing female lawyers of color was quietly transferred. Now he's back.

Public defenders have accused Judge Braden Woods of inappropriate comments and bias against women of color during court proceedings.

more#judicial-misconduct