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Washington State Faces Defense Attorney Shortages

The Crime Report

Franklin County in Washington state is facing a lawyer shortage as newly booked inmates are not being assigned defense attorneys for the last two months, Cameron Probert reports for Tri-City Herald. Judges also have the power to assign private law firm attorneys, with the counties having to foot the bill.

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New York Moves to Ease Arrest Disclosure Requirements by Would-Be Lawyers

The Crime Report

New York is moving to end a requirement that law school graduates report past arrests and police interactions short of convictions in order to become practicing attorneys, following a new report finding that excessive screening discourages people of color from applying to law school and the bar, reports Bloomberg News.

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Justice Liu gets AG endorsement from Pulitzer Prize finalist, who was a prisoner when he met Liu

At the Lectern

Earlonne Woods joins a growing group — including ex-judges, a prominent law school dean, a former U.S. The Supreme Court signed off on the commutation in 2018 , consent that is constitutionally required for prisoners convicted of multiple felonies.

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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

The Crime Report

For decades, attorneys, activists, academics, and even judges have openly critiqued the War on Drugs and its associated harsh enforcement policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing. The relationship between anti-gun and anti-drug initiatives becomes clear when looking at felony convictions. The full paper can be accessed here. .

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 64: Project Destination

ALPS

So I am a recent transfer to the law school, but I would say probably, more importantly, I’m a proud aunt, first-generation law student, and first-generation college student. ” And he brought in three black women attorneys to come talk to me. Of course, I still had to go to high school.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.

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Supreme Court grants review in one bail denial case, orders an OSC in another

At the Lectern

” The opinion also mentioned the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Covid Coverage Litigation Tracker website. Attorney fees. includes attorney fees. [and] with each federal appellate court to consider the issue.” The court granted-and-held in Hernandez Flores v. HNL Automotive Inc.

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