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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

According to the reports, which are the result of two years of research, New Mexico is short more than 600 full-time public defenders across adult and juvenile courts, whereas Oregon is short nearly 1,300 public defenders. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.

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Second Chance Justice

The Crime Report

Boulder, Colorado fits the American college town stereotype; young students often spend their free time on weekends partying. The reading of Miranda Rights at the very first encounter with law enforcement reminds us that ‘anything we say can and will be used against us in a court of law.’.

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She Reported Her Medication Was Stolen at a Halfway House. She Was Blamed Instead.

The Crime Report

Soon after Shannon Lucas began serving a sentence at a Colorado halfway house, her medication began to disappear. A judge ordered that it be given to the attorney on the condition that it not be released to anyone else. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Her request to have a lawyer present was denied.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

In California, Colorado and Massachusetts, a firearm owner can face liability after leaving a gun where a child merely has the potential to gain access. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?

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Federal Judge Calls Out Capitol Rioters for Dodging $500 Million Bill for Damages

The Crime Report

Howell challenged the toughness of the Justice Department’s stance in a plea hearing for a Colorado Springs man who admitted to one of four nonviolent misdemeanor counts of picketing in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington on why it was seeking to require only $2,000 in each felony case and $500 in each misdemeanor case.

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In a Central Texas County, High Schoolers Are Jailed On Felony Charges For Vaping What Could Be Legal Hemp

The Crime Report

Vape pens with marijuana-derived extracts are legal in many states, like New Mexico and Colorado, but not in Texas, and the criminal punishments for such derivatives are harsher than for marijuana. Having up to 4 ounces of flower marijuana is a misdemeanor.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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