The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief urging Michigan's highest court to hear the case of Duncan v. Michigan, regarding underrepresented criminal defendants.
Putting the Sixth Amendment aside….In a dramatic policy shift, the Nevada Supreme Court has directed Las Vegas (Clark County) judges to begin charging fees to indigent defendants for their representation by the public defender’s office. Read more...
A storm has been brewing in Maryland regarding the recent firing of state Public Defender Nancy Forster, and the related attack on several defender programs that she championed, including the Northwest Defenders . . .
Those of us raised on cop dramas take for granted that in this country you have the right to an attorney, and that if you cannot afford it, one will be provided to you....
