Pleading the Sixth
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February 20, 2013
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to run out of money in April 2013
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February 19, 2013
Idaho legislature contemplates initial reforms
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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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February 5, 2013
Texas judges ask out of indigent defense oversight
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January 24, 2013
Williamson County TX settles “no counsel court” lawsuit
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January 11, 2013
The United Nations takes the Ten Principles international
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January 9, 2013
Independence jeopardized with public defender reorganization plan in King County, Washington
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December 19, 2012
The clock runs out on Michigan reform for this year
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December 18, 2012
DOJ announces an agreement with Shelby County, Tennessee (Memphis) to reform juvenile justice system
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December 17, 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder calls for criminal justice overhaul
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December 7, 2012
Independence threatened as public defenders strive for parity in King County, Washington
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