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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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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. What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. .

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Tenth Circuit vacated and remanded the exemptions after EPA moved for vacatur and voluntary remand, conceding that it did not analyze determinative legal questions regarding the refineries’ eligibility for the extensions. Lawsuit Challenged Master Development Plan for Oil and Gas Development in Colorado. 21-9518 (10th Cir.

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