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Public defenders

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Criminal Justice

Adnan Syed's Exoneration Shows How Hard It Is To Free Innocent People

Convincing evidence of his innocence has been available for years. But the criminal legal system prioritizes procedure and bureaucracy over liberty.

Billy Binion | 10.11.2022 5:26 PM

Second Amendment

Guns

The New York Times Is Surprised To Find Public Defenders Championing the Second Amendment

Yet the civil rights movement has long had a gun rights component.

Damon Root | 8.1.2022 1:23 PM

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Criminal Justice

Ted Cruz Hates Due Process

By smearing public defenders, the Texas senator shows what he thinks of constitutional rights.

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.5.2022 4:06 PM

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Criminal Justice

Gun Control Scheme Harms Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, Public Defenders Tell Supreme Court

“New York enacted its firearm licensing requirements to criminalize gun ownership by racial and ethnic minorities.”

Damon Root | 7.26.2021 2:18 PM

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Criminal Justice

New York Police Try To Pin Gang Witness's Death on Criminal Justice Reforms

The state’s new rules requiring information-sharing with defense lawyers are not to blame here.

Scott Shackford | 2.6.2020 12:30 PM

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Criminal Justice

California Governor Proposes Millions in Public Defender Funding To Settle Sixth Amendment Lawsuit

The ACLU argues the lack of state funding and oversight creates an unconstitutional lack of access to legal counsel in poorer California counties.

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.10.2020 4:36 PM

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Brickbat: Take It Off

Charles Oliver | 6.14.2019 4:00 AM

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Missouri

'Some People Might Say That Ricky Fell Through a Crack in the System. This Is Not a Crack. This Is the System.'

Over 23 years ago Missouri’s criminal justice system failed a man charged with murder. This week he’s looking at his last best chance at freedom.

Joe Setyon and Zuri Davis | 4.25.2019 10:12 AM

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Civil Liberties

The Disappearing Sixth Amendment

In many parts of the U.S., those who can't afford a lawyer must wait months to meet with public defenders.

C.J. Ciaramella | 5.7.2017 6:00 AM

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