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As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

Most states have no rules, and someone just out of law school could handle a life-without-parole case in Illinois or Nebraska. South Carolina requires just three years of experience in criminal law; Arkansas specifies that lawyers should have handled at least one homicide trial.

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Jackson’s confirmation expected by end of week after committee deadlocks along partisan lines

SCOTUSBlog

Ted Cruz of Texas, who overlapped at Harvard Law School with Jackson, characterizing her as “charming” and “talented” and noting that he had “always liked her personally.” Mike Lee of Utah describing her “impressive qualifications” and Sen. But they assailed what Sen.