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fromKqed
4 days ago

Alameda County Public Defender: 'Right to Counsel Is Dead' | KQED

Public defenders in the Bay Area face rising case numbers without increased budgets, leading to ethical concerns and strained resources.
fromCity & State NY
5 months ago

Council members call for investigation into Brooklyn Defender Services

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325 currently represents the lawyers with Brooklyn Defender Services and claims that the organization's executive director Lisa Schreibersdorf wanted to bring in a more management-friendly union to represent staff. A union delegate alleged that Schreibersdorf offered her chairmanship of the new company union and a reduced workload without any loss of pay. The delegate filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board in September.
New York Giants
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Public health
fromwww.npr.org
8 months 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
9 months ago

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
9 months ago

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
9 months ago

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.
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Black Lives Matter
fromMission Local
10 months ago

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.
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DC food
fromMission Local
11 months ago

S.F. DA has 'pattern and practice' of withholding evidence, public defenders allege

San Francisco's DA is accused of consistently failing to disclose evidence timely, which undermines the justice process.
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