City & State New York22h
Criminal justice groups, public defenders start campaign to defend discovery law
As Gov. Kathy Hochul and district attorneys push to weaken the 2019 law, advocates have launched a new website highlighting ...
Law29d
Public Defenders and Allies Oppose Rollback of NY Discovery Statute
A coalition of public defenders and other groups introduced ... “We’ve recently seen a real uptick from prosecutors, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and lawmakers, too, about linking crime ...
City & State New York26d
Legislators seek greater loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders
The program offers limited loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders and indigent legal services lawyers ... leave for the private sector due to financial concerns. “New York cannot afford to ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette13d
Deerfield woman detained following arrest at Capitol
In English’s motion for release, filed by federal public defender A.J. Kramer on Wednesday ... UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City in December, and the national fervor that ...
The New York Times21d
New Administration Highlights: Trump’s Second Day Brings Pushback and a Bishop’s Plea
Saul Martinez for The New York Times The Trump administration ... as a caddy and toiled for years as a local and federal public defender in Florida. He reports in detail on his legal defense ...
The New York Times19d
New Administration Highlights: Judge Calls Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’
Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times The number of people affected is relatively small. There are about 1,500 federal prisoners who are transgender ... his time as a public defender, particularly ...
Yahoo21d
Leadership shakeup at county public defender's office
21—LOCKPORT — The Niagara County Public ... in Western New York. County officials said they are confident he will make a smooth transition as the new leader of the public defender's office.
The Victoria Advocate29d
New updates on public defender's office during commissioners court
The public defender’s office brought in new staff last week, Watson said. “A lot of administrative staff started last week, and so we’ve been training over the last week or so about our ...
Richmond19d
Bill would expand access to Virginia public defenders, increase prosecutors’ workload
A bill that would install a public defender in every judicial jurisdiction ... Commonwealth’s Attorney for Williamsburg and James City County, said in an interview. Green spoke on behalf of ...
Daily Reporter4d
County weighs cost of public defender’s office
Butrum said after a couple of years of the new system it is good for the committee to ask the question: Was the right decision made to add a public defender’s office? “That question has stood ...
Tampa Bay Times23d
For the first time in decades, Hillsborough County has a new public defender
Her swearing-in made official her succession to Julianne Holt, who retired after more than 30 years as public defender. Nearly two weeks later, McLean has some thoughts about the new gig.