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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. . Similarly, public defense attorneys in Oregon have to represent 203 cases per year, putting in about 10 hours per case, according to the reports. ” New Mexico and Oregon. .”

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St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods – Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back

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I think part of the problem is that these legal tools are very much under the radar,” Beckett said. The ACLU of Missouri said that it had explored a lawsuit to challenge the practice a decade ago but eventually did not because the organization did not have enough information and did not have consistent contact with a potential plaintiff.

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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

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I was highly skeptical of the charges brought by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was later removed from the case due to ethical concerns. The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. banc 2016), Hill pleaded guilty to and was convicted of felony forgery.

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Abortion Battle Enters Second Phase

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Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. Alabama’s Attorney General was granted an emergency motion to dissolve an injunction against the law on Friday afternoon. Performing an abortion is a felony offense.

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson pardons gun-wielding lawyer couple

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced on Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at peaceful protestors as they marched past their luxury home in St. The McCloskeys, both personal injury attorneys, originally faced felony firearm charges before pleading guilty.