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Pennsylvania is off the “no state funding” list. Is South Dakota next?
Pleading the Sixth. At the start of 2023, Pennsylvania and South Dakota were the last two states remaining to contribute no funding to indigent defense. This morning, Pennsylvania is no longer on that list. And just last week, the South Dakota Governor publicly supported increasing the state’s role in indigent…
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Virginia legislative report finds low fee caps cause problems
Pleading the Sixth: A recent legislative report in Virginia finds that the low fee caps imposed on private court-appointed attorneys result in a decline in the number of attorneys willing to take court-appointed cases and the quality of representation by those who remain. This is the third report in 20…
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Revised ABA Ten Principles: A new public defense roadmap for policymakers
Pleading the Sixth: On August 7, 2023, the American Bar Association (ABA) passed a revision of the ABA Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System, giving policymakers a new roadmap for providing public defense. The Ten Principles is revised after 21 years and comes at the perfect time. Independent…
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Oregon passes sweeping indigent defense reforms
Pleading the Sixth: On July 13, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed sweeping legislation into law that overhauls right to counsel services in Oregon. The new law adopts many of 6AC’s recommendations from its 2019 study: it abolishes flat fee contracting in favor of a hybrid staff public defender and private…
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