Pleading the Sixth
We post commentary on the latest news in the nation about the right to counsel. We also share updates about our work, like when a report from an evaluation is published or groundbreaking legislation passes. Sign up to get alerted on the latest post.
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April 4, 2023
Low attorney pay in New York: a cautionary tale for the country
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March 14, 2023
The State of the Nation on Gideon’s 60th Anniversary
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March 8, 2023
Timely access to counsel declared a national priority
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February 7, 2023
Broken Defense, a seven-part series exposes the depths of the indigent defense crisis in western states
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February 1, 2023
Lake County Report is the third strike against California’s deficient indigent defense systems
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January 4, 2023
Mississippi’s “dead zone” highlights the urgent need for state-level reforms
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December 14, 2022
New Mexico’s independent state commission is a “complete game changer”
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November 29, 2022
Judges’ removal of Champaign County public defender sets off alarms in Illinois
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October 27, 2022
Michigan is ripe for another giant leap toward fulfilling its right to counsel obligations
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October 25, 2022
New report exposes systemic deficiencies in New Hampshire’s administration and oversight of indigent defense representation
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February 24, 2022
2021 Year in Review
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