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ACLU files emergency motion against new public defense system
The ACLU of Idaho filed an emergency motion against the state on Dec. 23 arguing the newest public defense system is failing.
‘Headed for a disaster:’ ACLU asks Idaho Supreme Court to order public defense system reform
Alleging Idaho’s long-critiqued public defense system has worsened despite the state’s reform effort, the ACLU of Idaho asked the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene. Following the ACLU of Idaho’s 2015 lawsuit that alleged Idaho’s public defense system violated low-income people’s right to counsel guaranteed under the Sixth Amendment of the U.
Idaho Supreme Court must intervene in ‘disastrous’ public defense reform, ACLU says
The organization alleges that some people have been held in jail for weeks or months without meeting with state-assigned defense attorneys.
ACLU files emergency motion with Idaho Supreme Court over public defense reform
Idaho’s new public defense system is “headed for a disaster” unless the Idaho Supreme Court intervenes, the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho said in new court filings.
ACLU files emergency motion with Idaho Supreme Court amid public defender shortage
The ACLU of Idaho is seeking the release of defendants lacking legal representation amid turmoil in the state’s public defense system.
ACLU of Idaho says new public defense system is still unconstitutional
The ACLU of Idaho said the state’s new public defense system is leaving hundreds, if not thousands, of indigent defendants without lawyers, violating their constitutional rights.
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Judge rules Maine denied low-income defendants their Sixth Amendment rights
In a judgment issued Friday, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said the lack of representation often came at critical ...
ACLU ‘ready to return to the courts’ to thwart Trump immigration agenda
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ACLU Files Class Action Against Bureau Of Prisons Over First Step Act
The Federal Bureau of Prisons continues to struggle with implementation of the First Step Act. The ACLU has started a class ...
Judge says Maine is failing to provide attorneys to criminal defendants
A superior court judge has ruled that the state of Maine is failing to provide legal representation to criminal defendants ...
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‘Headed for a disaster:’ ACLU asks Idaho Supreme Court to order reform of the public defense system
ACLU of Idaho claims countless Idaho defendants struggled for weeks to talk with their public defenders amid resignations in ...