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A Promise Worth Keeping: Restoring Fairness to America's Justice System

Jonathan Rapping | Posted 05.18.2013 | Crime
Read More: Law, Lawyers, Crime, Legal Defense, Legal System, Criminal Justice, Justice, Justice System, Gideon v. Wainwright, Gideon v. Wainwright 50th Anniversary, Public Defender, Crime News
Jonathan Rapping

"I went to law school to make a difference. I became a public defender to ensure poor people have access to the same justice as those with money. But I find myself spending my days processing people through a system that does not give them a chance."

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Too Many Still Wait to Hear Gideon's Trumpet

Vanita Gupta | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics
Read More: Right to Counsel, Public Defender, Gideon v. Wainwright, Politics News
Vanita Gupta

The daily injustices suffered nationwide by indigent defendants are staggering. Many are without lawyers at bail hearings, which leaves people incarcerated until trial because they cannot afford bail.

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Should Miami Celebrate Its Lawyers?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.16.2012 | Miami
Read More: Homeless, Law Students, Lawyers, State Attorneys General, Judges, Public Defender, Minorities, Miami News
Spencer Aronfeld

At this time, when the public perception of lawyers is understandably at an all-time low, the not-for-profit Lawyers to the Rescue has identified several South Florida lawyers who have set a new standard for their commitment to public service.

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For-Profit Criminal Prosecutions

Andrea Lyon | Posted 03.14.2012 | Crime
Read More: Police, Crime, Public Defender, Prosecution, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Tabloid Journalism, Crime News
Andrea Lyon

When there is publicity associated with a criminal prosecution, the ability for jurors, judges, and prosecutors and yes, sometimes even defense lawyers, to presume innocence becomes even more circumscribed.

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The Power Of Futile Speeches

Mark Osler | Posted 08.17.2011 | Impact
Read More: Anna Diggs Taylor, Supreme Court, Andrew Densemo, Crack Cocaine, Speeches, Public Defender, U.S. Supreme Court, Detroit, Impact News
Mark Osler

Don't worry about the size of your audience; someone like me might be listening. Minds are more open than you might think, and sometimes even the prosecutor gets it.

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Alvin Greene Paid Senate Race Registration Fee Himself, Says South Carolina Law Enforcement

AP | MEG KINNARD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Public Defender, Democratic Primary, US Military, Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, Unemployment Benefits, Alvin Greene, South Carolina, Registration Fee, Investigation, Criminal Charges, Jim Demint, Elections 2010, Politics News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his successful bid to win South Carol...

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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Robin Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Parenting, Children, Criminal Justice System, New York, Public Defender, Family Court, New York News
Robin Steinberg

When you peel back the rhetoric, and peer past the politics, in the South Bronx, as in other poor communities, the bulk of family court cases are really about poverty.

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Supreme Court Ruling Speaks of a New Kind of Public Defense

Robin Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Immigration Reform, US Supreme Court, Criminal Justice, Public Defender, Criminal Defense, Immigrants, Deportation, New York News
Robin Steinberg

In a single bold stroke last week, the Supreme Court redefined what criminal defense should be.

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Gates and Trucks

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, Dod, Marines, Public Defender, Gates, Pennsylvania, Department of Defense, US Soldiers, Robert Gates, Afghanistan, M-Atvs, Mraps, Bob Gates, Henry Louis Gates, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

For once, American manufacturers are producing the best weapons ahead of schedule, and will save lives of men who would die without them.

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Defending the Damned Author Kevin Davis on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Poverty, Kevin Davis, Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender's Office, Defending the Damned, Cook County Criminal Justice System, Chicago Public Defender, Criminal Justice, The Hideout, Chicago News
Mark Bazer

Journalist Kevin Davis, the author of Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office, recently appeared on a talk show I host at the Hideout. Here is video of the interview.

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