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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . In January, both the American Bar Association (ABA) and the consulting firm Moss Adams LLP released two reports, detailing a public defender shortage in Western American states.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. C20134963 (Ariz.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

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Last May, in an ongoing legal challenge to Becton’s authority first filed in 2020, five white female prosecutors — Mary Knox, Alison Chandler, Mary Blumberg, Rachel Piersig and Jill Henderson — filed a federal lawsuit against Contra Costa County and its DA’s office. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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