Jason Williamson
Jason is Executive Director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at NYU School of Law. Previously, Jason was deputy director of ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project, a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and a law clerk for Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. in the Eastern District of New York. Jason began his legal career in New Orleans, first as a staff attorney for the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, and later as a staff attorney and founding member of Juvenile Regional Services (now the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights), which provides legal representation for indigent youth in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.
Jason Williamson
Jason is Executive Director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at NYU School of Law. Previously, Jason was deputy director of ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project, a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and a law clerk for Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. in the Eastern District of New York. Jason began his legal career in New Orleans, first as a staff attorney for the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, and later as a staff attorney and founding member of Juvenile Regional Services (now the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights), which provides legal representation for indigent youth in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.
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September 9, 2024
Federal district court in Arkansas rules defendants have a right to an attorney at bail hearings
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June 19, 2024
Colorado bans flat fees and low hourly rates in certain cases
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April 10, 2024
Strike 6: New lawsuit hits in San Mateo County, California
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March 26, 2024
New Guam report finds judicial influence over indigent defense
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March 22, 2024
Louisiana Governor institutionalizes political interference
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March 19, 2024
South Dakota leaves nation’s “no state funding” list in groundbreaking legislation
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March 5, 2024
Strike 5: The State of California calls a strike on San Benito County
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December 14, 2023
Pennsylvania is off the “no state funding” list. Is South Dakota next?
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December 11, 2023
Virginia legislative report finds low fee caps cause problems
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August 8, 2023
Revised ABA Ten Principles: A new public defense roadmap for policymakers
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July 14, 2023
Oregon passes sweeping indigent defense reforms
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