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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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Reporting on the latest data, OPB details that Oregon’s public defense system’s stress has had long-lasting implications, as it has one-third of the attorneys the state news to “adequately represent criminal defendants.”. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.

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More Concerns About The Broadcast of Medical Marijuana Ads

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In the last few days, NPR has broadcast stories about the Department of Justice writing letters to authorities in Rhode Island and Arizona , in both cases saying that the Federal government still considers the sale of marijuana, even medical marijuana, to be a Federal felony subject to prosecution.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Rhode Island Federal Court Denied Motion to Stay Remand Order in Rhode Island’s Climate Change Case. Rhode Island v. a special motion to dismiss with lower burden of proof, a stay of discovery when the motion is pending, a special motion to quash discovery requests, and the recovery of attorneys fees.

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High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

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Those states include Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and California. In 2020, while Black people made up 18% of New York’s population, they accounted for 78% of the state’s felony gun possession cases.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017. A second activist who filmed the action was convicted of felony conspiracy to commit criminal mischief and conspiracy trespass, a misdemeanor.

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