article thumbnail

Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. .

Attorney 111
article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Louisiana Federal Court Halted Work on Crude Oil Pipeline in Swamp Area. The federal district court for the Middle District of Louisiana enjoined work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. 16-35380, 16-35382 (9th Cir. The planned pipeline is to be 162.5

Court 40
article thumbnail

A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

In 1960, she experienced perhaps her most formative memory: watching on television as 6-year-old Ruby Bridges of New Orleans, Louisiana, flanked by white U.S. Becton’s office filed felony charges against Andrew Hall, a white Danville police officer and sheriff’s deputy, for the on-duty killing of Laudemer Arboleda.

Attorney 116