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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

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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. . hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6

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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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Court Leak on Abortion Sends Tremors Through African-American Community

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A 2013 study that examined 413 civil and criminal cases brought forward after Roe found that Black women were “significantly more likely to be arrested, reported to state authorities by hospital staff, and subjected to felony charges,” according to VICE News.

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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. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. , 19-1644 (4th Cir. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019.

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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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