US DOJ investigating St. Louis family courts
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December 2, 2013
US DOJ investigating St. Louis family courts
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October 30, 2013
National Center for the Right to Counsel bill entered in U.S. House
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October 8, 2013
Montana State Public Defender files motion to decline new cases
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August 16, 2013
Indigent Defense in the Wild West
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August 15, 2013
Attorney General Holder calls on Congress to help remedy national indigent defense crisis
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May 30, 2013
How an otherwise model assigned counsel compensation plan contributes to South Dakota’s indigent defense problems
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May 30, 2013
The criminalization of poverty: a spotlight on South Dakota
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March 18, 2013
U.S. Senator Leahy introduces Gideon’s Promise Act
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February 22, 2013
Alabama reforms spark expanded use of public defender model
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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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December 19, 2012
The clock runs out on Michigan reform for this year
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