The Hon. Eric H. Holder was the recipient of a Brennan Legacy Award on Nov. 16, 2009; his speech, transcribed here, focuses on the necessity of reforms for indigent defense, and the current state of our public defender networks in the United States.
This testimony is to provide a national perspective on the community oriented defense movement; also why the state should applaud the Office of the Maryland Public Defender’s commitment to the provision of high quality defender services, through its creation of Neighborhood Defenders Northwest.
Testimony before the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in support of state legislation aimed at improving collection and analysis of data on racial profiling.
In several speeches in recent months, Attorney General Eric Holder has emphasized the need to reform the indigent defense system if the country is to uphold its promise of "equal justice for all."
