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2007
  • "Lawyer Draft Gets Sluggish Response; But Judge Still Trying to Lure Defenders," Times-Picayune, November 19, 2007
  • "Defendant Just Not Indigent Enough," The Times-Picayune, November 18, 2007
  • "Public Defender Head Found in Contempt of Court,” The Associated Press State & Local Wire, November 15, 2007
  • "Private Attorneys to Be Appointed for Indigent Defenders," The Times-Picayune, October 26, 2007
  • "Legal Reform Marks Bright Spot in Katrina Recovery," The Wall Street Journal Online, September 14, 2007
  • "Louisiana Overhauls Public Defenders Office," National Public Radio, September 14, 2007
  • "New Orleans' Indigent Defender Board Drops Suit Against Judges,” The Times-Picayune, August 31, 2007
  • "Judge Blasts DA's Office in Backlog; Murder Trial for Mom, Son on Hold," The Times-Picayune, August 30, 2007
  • "Two Years Post-Katrina: Racism and Criminal Justice in New Orleans," Dissident Voice (CA), August 30, 2007
  • "Rebuilding Project: Hurricane Katrina Washed Out Louisiana's Justice System. Now It May Be On The Verge Of Moving Into The 21st Century," ABA Journal, August, 2007
  • "Dysfunctional Defense," ABA Journal, August, 2007
  • "In Post-Storm New Orleans, Murder Is a Fact of Life," National Public Radio, August 30, 2007
  • "New Orleans Lowers Juvenile Crime Rate," National Public Radio, August 30, 2007
  • "Locked Up in New Orleans,” The Nation, August 23, 2007
  • "ACLU Says Gulf Coast Filled With Racism, Civil Rights Abuses Post-Katrina," New Orleans CityBusiness, August 20, 2007
  • "Dysfunctional Defense," ABA Journal, August, 2007
  • "Public Defenders Office Changing; And It's For Better, Supporters Say," The Times-Picayune, July 14, 2007
  • "O Lawyer, Where Art Thou?" Slate Magazine, July 6, 2007
  • "Act Takes La. Into 21st Century," The Advocate, July 6, 2007
  • "Clogged Docket Holds Up Cases; Judge With Backlog Fines Prosecutor," The Times-Picayune, June 27, 2007
  • "La. Legislature Approves Overhaul Of Indigent Defense System," The Times-Picayune, June 26, 2007
  • "New Orleans Judge Fights Poor Defense," Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2007
  • "Public Defender Board Gets Senate OK," The Advocate, June 25, 2007
  • "Louisiana Overhauls Defense For The Poor," The New York Times, June 25, 2007
  • "Report Tells Of Headway In Crime Fight," The Times-Picayune, June 21, 2007
  • "Senators Address N.O. Crime Wave," The Advocate, Jue 21, 2007
  • "Old-Fashioned Shame Would Help Fight Crime," The Times-Picayune, June 14, 2007
  • "Missing the Target," The Times-Picayune, June 13, 2007
  • "Nonprofits Suggest N.O. Legal Reforms," The Times-Picayune, June 13, 2007
  • "Burden of Proof," New Orleans CityBusiness, June 11, 2007
  • "Reversal of Misfortune," New Orleans CityBusiness, June 11, 2007
  • "Weeding Out The Innocents," The Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2007
  • "Extending the Time to File Charges is a Mistake," The Times-Picayune, June 7, 2007
  • "The Law Isn't The Problem," The Times-Picayune, June 7, 2007
  • "Life Sentence," New Orleans CityBusiness, June 4, 2007
  • "Ruling Gives Jordan More Time," The Times-Picayune, June 2, 2007
  • "Many Murders Rooted in Revenge, Drugs," The Times-Picayune, June 2, 2007
  • "State of Louisiana Offers the Wrongfully Convicted Up to $150K in Compensation," New Orleans CityBusiness, June 1, 2007
  • "Judge Lauds Legislative Action on Public Defenders," Associated Press, June 1, 2007
  • "Louisiana Slow to Clear Imprisoned Innocents,” The Journal of Jefferson Parish, May 25, 2007
  • "Legislature Working on Indigent Defense Crisis," KPLC-TV, May 23, 2007
  • "Indigent Defender Bill Goes To State Senate," Associated Press, May 21, 2007
  • "La. Senate to Consider Indigent Defender Overhaul," Associated Press, May 20, 2007
  • "Bill Unites Public Defense Net," The Advocate, May 17, 2007
  • "La. House Votes to Overhaul Louisiana's Indigent Defender System,” Associated Press, May 16, 2007
  • "Nonprofits Suggest N.O. Legal Reforms," The Times-Picayune, May 14, 2007
  • "Judge Orders Releases," New Orleans Bulletin, May 13, 2007
  • "More Resources Needed for DNA Testing," The Shreveport Times, May 12, 2007
  • "Bill Would Revamp Public Defenders," The Advocate, May 10, 2007
  • "Court Halts 20 Inmates' Release," Times Picayune, May 9, 2007
  • "Chief Justice: Improve Defender System,” The Advocate, May 9, 2007
  • "Judge Suspends Prosecution for 98 Unrepresented Defendants in New Orleans," Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2007
  • "District Attorney Fights Inmate Releases," The Times Picayune, May 7, 2007
  • "Suit Filed Over Indigent Defense," Times-Picayune, May 5, 2007
  • "Indigent Defender Board Shaken Up," Associated Press, May 6, 2007
  • "Judge Halts Cases of 42 Suspects; He Rips State Funding of Indigent Defense,” Times-Picayune, April 19, 2007
  • "Prosecution Halted in La. for 42 Who Lack Counsel," The Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2007
  • "Judge: Number of Prisoners Without Adequate Representation or Any Representation Growing," The Times Picayune, April 18, 2007
  • "Public Defense to be Sieve for Criminals," New Orleans City Business, April 16, 2007
  • "Crisis Brewing in Justice System," The Advocate, April 13, 2007
  • "New Orleans Area’s Problems with Crime Outlined," The Advocate, April 3, 2007
  • "New Orleans and D.A. Jordan Office In Crime Shambles,” Bayou Buzz, April 3, 2007
  • "Judge Vows to Free 42 Suspects," The Times-Picayune, March 31, 2007
  • "Judge Hears Testimony on Overworked Public Defenders Office," The Times Picayune, March 23, 2007
  • "The Cost of Injustice is High," The Times-Picayune, March 19, 2007
  • "An Impotent System," The Times-Picayune, March 13, 2007
  • "Justice, Science Don't Come Cheap,” Shreveport Times, March 10, 2007
  • "Judges Sued Over Fines," The Times Picayune, March 9, 2007
  • "Judges Differ on Rules for Lawyers," The Times Picayune, March 9, 2007
  • "Broken Justice; Casualties Of Hurricane Katrina," ABC News: World News With Charles Gibson, March 1, 2007
  • "Sixty-Day Rule is Unfair to Indigent Defendants," The Times-Picayune, Feb. 15, 2007
  • "New Orleans' Legal System Still Feeling Pain of Hurricane Katrina," The National Law Journal, Feb. 13, 2007
  • "Crime Thrives Under 60-Day Rule, The Times Picayune, Feb. 12, 2007
  • "Find a Better Route to Justice,” Times-Picayune, Jan. 14, 2007
  • "Public Defender Office Leader Jailed, The Times-Picayune, Jan. 10, 2007
  • "No Lawyer Ready, So Top N.O. Juvenile Public Defender Jailed," The Times-Picayune, Jan. 10, 2007
  • "Building Cases for Those Lost in Katrina's Wake, Baltimore Sun, Jan. 4, 2007
    2006
  • "Serve Justice, Not Egos,” Times-Picayune, Dec. 21, 2006
  • "New Orleans Public Defender System Rotten, Neglected," The New Standard, Dec. 18, 2006
  • "Law Students to Help Clear Backlog of Court Cases in New Orleans," The Associated Press, Dec. 15, 2006
  • "Poor Suspects Lost in Katrina's Chaos," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 12, 2006
  • "Justice on Katrina Time," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 12, 2006
  • "Stop Fighting and Start Talking,” Times-Picayune, Dec. 11, 2006
  • "Doing 'Calcasieu Time,'” American Press, Dec. 10, 2006
  • "Public Defenders Board, Judges Agree to Truce," Times-Picayune, Dec. 8, 2006
  • "Board Works Toward Improved Indigent Defense," Times-Picayune, Dec. 7, 2006
  • "The Right Questions on Indigent Defense," Times-Picayune, Dec. 4, 2006
  • "Public Defender Board Calls Order Abuse of Power, But Judges Cite Mismanagement," Times Picayune, Dec. 2, 2006
  • "Crime Takes Hold of New New Orleans," USA Today, Dec. 1, 2006
  • "Inmate Lost in System Resurfaces," Times-Picayune, Nov. 29, 2006
  • "Judges' Order Defies Law, Reality," Times-Picayune, Nov. 24, 2006
  • "New Orleans Judges Say More Lawyers Needed to Represent the Poor," Times-Picayune, Nov. 21, 2006
  • "In New Orleans, Rust in the Wheels of Justice," The New York Times, Nov. 21, 2006
  • "Public Defender’s Office Must Hire More Lawyers," Times Picayune, Nov. 21, 2006
  • "Indigent Staff Rise is Ordered," Times Picayune, Nov. 21, 2006
  • "Law Students Lend a Hand With Backlog of Cases in New Orleans," Knoxville News Sentinel, Nov. 21, 2006
  • "N.O. Government Has Been Squeezed Again. What's Next to Cut?" The Associated Press, Nov. 12, 2006
  • "Anti-Crime Officials Discuss Rise in Violence," Times-Picayune, Nov. 9, 2006
  • "Letten: New Orleans' Future Depends on Tackling Crime, Corruption," Times-Picayune, Nov. 8, 2006
  • "Consultant: Public Defenders Need at Least $7 Million to Operate," Times-Picayune, Nov. 3, 2006
  • "Indigent Defense System Still Lacks Funds," Leesburg Today, Nov. 2, 2006
  • "Criminal Courthouse Bounces Back," Times-Picayune, Oct. 31, 2006
  • "Public Defenders Back Assistant DAs on Raises," Times Picayune, Oct. 30, 2006
  • "Ruling Lets DA Drop, Renew Cases," Times-Picayune, Oct. 18, 2006
  • "Abandoned Behind Bars — Hurricane Katrina's Prisoners," The Times (UK), Oct. 17, 2006
  • "Public Defenders Look For Death Penalty Help," Times-Picayune, Oct. 15, 2006
  • "Give Defense Reform a Chance," Times-Picayune, Oct. 14, 2006
  • "Judge Releases 4 Defendants In Public Defender Dispute," Times Picayune, Oct. 7, 2006
  • "Justice Takes a Step Forward," Times-Picayune, Oct. 4, 2006
  • "Lawyers To Be Named in Capital Cases," Times Picayune, Oct. 3, 2006
  • "Indigent Board to Have Day in Court," Times-Picayune, Sept. 23, 2006
  • "Trapped in the Courtroom," Times-Picayune, Sept. 22, 2006
  • "State Bar Urges Indigent Defense Changes," The Advocate, Sept. 22, 2006
  • "Judge Takes Public Defense to Task," Times-Picayune, Sept. 18, 2006
  • "Crime Summit Kicks Off Saturday," Times Picayune, Sept. 15, 2006
  • "Public Defender Faces Contempt," Times-Picayune, Sept. 14, 2006
  • "DA's Office Mired Deep in Chaos," Times-Picayune, Sept. 13, 2006
  • "Judge Blasts Public Defender for Delay," Times-Picayune, Sept. 12, 2006
  • "Delay of Trial Lets Murder Defendant Go Free," Times-Picayune, Sept. 9, 2006
  • "DA Should Aspire to Justice, Not Just Convictions," Times-Picayune, Sept. 6, 2006
  • "Death-Row Inmate Still Making Appeals," The Advocate, Sept. 5, 2006
  • "Another Official Gets Huffy With the Press," Times-Picayune, Sept. 1, 2006
  • "Judge Holds Back on Threat to Release Indigent Prisoners -- For Now," International Herald Tribune, Aug. 31, 2006
  • "Pledge to Release Detainees Unmet," Times-Picayune, Aug. 31, 2006
  • "Orleans DA Walks Out of Interview," Times-Picayune, Aug. 30, 2006
  • "Victims of Post-Hurricane Katrina Justice System Get Help From Law Students," FOX News, Aug. 29, 2006
  • "New Orleans Judge to Start Review of Prisoner Releases One Year After Katrina," Jurist, Aug. 28, 2006
  • "Big Easy's Court System Still in State of Emergency," Houston Chronicle, Aug. 26, 2006
  • "Judge Vows to Free Inmates Held Since Katrina Hit," NPR, Aug. 25, 2006
  • "Pre-Katrina Prisoners May be Freed," USA Today, Aug. 22, 2006
  • "Indigent Defense Crisis Not Solved," Times-Picayune, Aug. 14, 2006
  • "New Orleans Details Steps To Repair Its Legal System," The New York Times, Aug. 8, 2006
  • "Officials Unveil Ways to Ease Case Backlog," Time-Picayune, Aug. 8, 2006
  • "Outside Prosecutors to Help Fix New Orleans Justice System," Houston Chronicle, Aug. 7, 2006
  • "Defendant Deluge," Times-Picayune, Aug. 7, 2006
  • "A Statement Regarding St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain," NACDL Press Release, Aug. 2, 2006
  • "Justice Problem Needs a Look," Natchez Democrat, Aug. 2, 2006
  • "Judge Vows to Free Untried Inmates," Times Picayune, July 29, 2006
  • "State Panel to Disburse Indigent Lawyer Funds," Times-Picayune, July 19, 2006
  • "Justice Problem Needs a Look," Natchez Democrat (MS), Aug. 2, 2006
  • "Our View: Let Defendants Go Before Trial? Yes, It's The Law," Daily Town Talk, July 29, 2006
  • "La. Judge Threatens to Release Defendants," Times Picayune, July 28, 2006
  • "State Panel to Disburse Indigent Lawyer Funds," Times-Picayune, July 19, 2006
  • "Court Shortfalls Cut Both Ways," Shreveport Times, July 17, 2006
  • "Judge Orders Blanco to Come to Court," Times Picayune, July 1, 2006
  • "Adding Judges Could Ease Jam, DA Says," The Times-Picayune, June 29, 2006
  • "Judge Blasts Financing for Indigent Defense," The Times – Picayune, June 24, 2006
  • "These 4 Have Much at Stake in Revival of New Orleans and its Courts," KATC3-TV, June 24, 2006
  • "Justice System Struggles to Rebound — and Improve — After Katrina." The Times-Picayune, June 24, 2006
  • "Troubled New Orleans Criminal Justice System Struggles to Rebound," Associated Press, June 22, 2006
  • "State-Financed Group to Take New N.O. Death-Penalty Cases," Times-Picayune, June 21, 2006
  • "Suspect Lost in Court System; Stuck for 10 Months, She Gets Out Today," Times-Picayune, June 12, 2006
  • "Judges Suspend Prosecutions of Poor Suspects, NPR, June 7, 2006
  • "Court is Back in Session in New Orleans," CNN.com, June 7, 2006
  • "Juries Back to Work at Tulane, Broad," Times-Picayune, June 6, 2006
  • "New Orleans Courts Come Back to Life," NPR, June 5, 2006
  • "Courthouse Set to Reopen Today," Times-Picayune, June 1, 2006
  • "Call of Duty," Weidener Alumni Magazine, June 2006
  • "New Orleans Defendants Lost in Legal Swamp," In These Times (IL), June 1, 2006
  • "Inmates Ordered Freed at Prison," Times-Picayune, May 25, 2006
  • "Gideon's Silence: Whatever Happened to the Right to Counsel?" Slate Magazine, May 31, 2006
  • "New Orleans Prisoners," The New York Times, May 30, 2006
  • "New Orleans Courts Shut Down Since Katrina, Prisoners Have Justice Delayed Because of Lack of Resources," NBC Nightly News, May 29, 2006
  • "The Criminal Justice Mess," Times-Picayune, May 29, 2006
  • "The Battle of New Orleans," CBS, May 25, 2006
  • "Judge Steps In for Poor Inmates Without Justice Since Hurricane," The New York Times, May 23, 2006
  • "New Orleans Plans First Criminal Trials Since Katrina," USA Today, May 23, 2006
  • "City's Public Defender System Troubled Before Katrina," USA Today, May 23, 2006
  • "Bench Relief: Judges, Lawyers Team Up To Solve Indigent Defender Problem," New Orleans City Business, May 22, 2006
  • "Progress on Indigent Defense," Times-Picayune, May 22, 2006
  • "Indigent Office in for Nearly $3 Million; But It's a Drop in the Bucket, Officials Say," The Times-Picayune, May 12, 2006
  • "Justice Department Report Will Be Foundation For Rebuilding," Times-Picayune, May 10, 2006
  • "Juvenile Justice System Hit in Report," The Advocate, May 10, 2006
  • "Report Sees Little Justice for Poor in New Orleans," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2006
  • "Juvenile Facility Called Horrendous; Katrina Only Magnified Problems in New Orleans, Study of Conditions Finds," Times-Picayune, May 9, 2006
  • "New Orleans Works to Get Juvenile Justice System Moving Again After Katrina," New Orleans City Business, May 5, 2006
  • "Indigent Defense Board Sworn In: Members Face Task of Rebuilding System," The Times-Picayune, April 27, 2006
  • "Man in Jail 6 Months, Not Charged; Legal Limbo Beyond 60 Days Violates Law," Times-Picayune, April 27, 2006
  • "Rapides Being Considered for Juvenile Justice Grant," Daily Town Talk, April 25, 2006
  • "Dispatches From the Gulf Region," WireTap, April 25, 2006
  • "Indigent Defendants Remain Jailed," Times-Picayune, April 21, 2006
  • "Man in Jail for Months Amid Mix-Up," Times-Picayune, April 21, 2006
  • "Our View," Daily Town Talk, April 20, 2006
  • "Katrina Aggravates Indigent Defender Program Problems," The Daily Advertiser, April 20, 2006
  • "New Orleans Legal System a Mess: Students," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 19, 2006
  • "Katrina Brings Disorder to Court: Judges Overwhelmed, Suspects Languish," Times Picayune, April 17, 2006
  • "In New Orleans, Justice on Trial," Washington Post, April 15, 2006
  • "8th Amendment is Not a Fair-Weather Pal," Times-Picayune, April 12, 2006
  • "Judge Threatens to Release Poor Inmates Without Lawyers," The Times-Picayune, April 8, 2006
  • "Stop this Resurgence," Times-Picayune, April 2, 2006
  • "People Arrested Before Katrina Still Await Trial," USA Today, Feb. 27, 2006
  • "Legal Analysis of New Orleans Justice System Woes," Fox on the Record with Greta Van Susteren, Feb. 27, 2006
  • "Louisiana Official Opens Probe of Court System," Los Angeles Times, Feb. 24, 2006
  • "Judge: No Money for Public Defenders May Mean Massive Release of Criminal Suspects in New Orleans," The Associated Press, Feb. 24, 2006
  • "Tensions Rise Over Indigent Defendants; Judge Wants State to Pay for Lawyers," Times-Picayune, Feb. 24, 2006
  • "Lack of Public Defenders Slows Courts in New Orleans," NPR, Feb. 23, 2006
  • "Public Defenders Say Time, Resources Short," Daily Town Talk, Feb. 21, 2006
  • "New Orleans Courts Face Mardi Gras Amid Crisis," Reuters, Feb. 20, 2006
  • "Mardi Gras Set for City Stripped of All but Pride," The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2006
  • "Crisis in the Court," Times-Picayune, Feb. 14, 2006
  • "New Orleans Judges Threaten Mass Release," UPI, Feb. 14, 2006
  • "Ex-Clerk to Restore Order in Court," Times-Picayune, Feb. 11, 2006
  • "Public Defender Cases in Limbo," Times-Picayune, Feb. 11, 2006
  • "New Orleans Consolidation Plan Modified in Louisiana House," BayouBuzz.com, Feb. 11, 2006
  • "One New Orleans Court Halts All Cases of Indigents," The Advocate, Feb. 11, 2006
  • "New Orleans Public Defender System Probed," Ely Times & County (LA), Feb. 10, 2006
  • "Katrina Wipes Out Public Defender," CNN.com, Feb. 10, 2006
  • "Two Judges Investigate Representation of Poor Defendants in Post-Katrina Orleans Parish," The Associated Press, Feb. 10, 2006
  • "Katrina-Ravaged Legal System Still Has Long Way to Go: Judge," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Feb. 9, 2006
  • "New Orleans Justice System Scrutinized," Los Angeles Times, Feb. 9, 2006
  • "Bordelon Murder Trial Put on Hold," The Advocate, Jan. 23, 2006
  • "Hurricane Katrina Throws Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System into Chaos," New Orleans City Business, Jan. 16, 2006
  • "Left to Die," The Nation, Jan. 2, 2006
  • "Establish Better Justice System in Storms' Wake," The Shreveport Times, Jan. 1, 2006
    2005
  • "Niharika Jain: Underfunded System Must be Reformed," Shreveport Times, Dec. 4, 2005
  • "Louisiana's Justice System in Tatters," The National Journal, Dec. 3, 2005
  • "Evacuated Prisoners Are Captive to Legal Limbo," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 16, 2005
  • "After Katrina, Where Have All The Prisoners Gone?, Deomocracy Now, Sept. 13, 2005
  • "Inmates Can't Be Forsaken," Boston Herald, Sept. 12, 2005
  • "Justice System Faces a Deluge of Challenges," L.A. Times, Sept. 11, 2005
  • "8 Years in a Louisiana Jail, But He Never Went to Trial," USA Today, Aug. 29, 2005
  • "Indigent Defense Revisions Critiqued," The Advocate (Baton-Rouge), July 3, 2005
  • "Scott Man Gets Second Chance At Appeal," The Advocate (Baton-Rouge), July 1, 2005
  • "Justice Means Legal Counsel -- For Everybody," Shreveport Times, June 29, 2005
  • "Legislature Increases Indigent Defense System Budget," The Associated Press, June 24, 2005
  • "Senate Sends Indigent Defense Bill to Blanco," The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), June 21, 2005
  • "Justice Delayed in Court System," Shreveport Times, June 15, 2005
  • "Scare Tactics Out Of Order," Shreveport Times, June 6, 2005
  • "Senate OKs Bill on Indigent Defense System," Times-Picayune, May 19, 2005
  • "Bill Defines Indigent Defendant," The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), May 19, 2005
  • "Justice Scales Tilted in Calcasieu Parish," American Press Editorial, May 11, 2005
  • "LA's Indigent Defense Record Woeful," American Press Editorial, May 11, 2005
  • "Louisiana Chief Justice Calls for Indigent Defense Reform," NACDL Press Release, May 4, 2005
  • "Plan For Reform of Indigent Defender Program Offered," The Daily Advertiser, April 22, 2005
  • "Courts Look at Indigent Defense," Times-Picayune, April 14, 2005
  • "Louisiana's Wise Word," Washington Post, April 12, 2005
  • "Demanding Defenders," Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), April 5, 2005
  • "LA Court Ruled State Does Not Provide Adequate Indigent Defense Funding," LA Supreme Court, April 1, 2005
  • "Prison Journalist Faces $126,000 in Court Costs," Washington Post, March 24, 2005
  • "Reform Sought for Indigent Defenses," WAFB (Baton Rouge, LA), March 18, 2005
  • "Organization Pushing for Indigent Defense System Reform," The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), March 18, 2005
    2004
  • "Getting What They Pay For: the Fallacy of Quality Indigent Defense," Criminal Practice Guide, May/June, 2004
  • "Indigent defense woefully underfunded," Editorial, Lake Charles American Press, Jun. 24, 2004
  • "Indigent defense an issue for students," by Amber Mann, Independent Tiger Weekly, Mar. 17, 2004
  • "Rapides Parish Indigent Defender Board spats with public defenders," by Julia Robb, Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 15, 2004
  • "Indigent Defenseless," Editorial, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Mar. 15, 2004
  • "Study: Interference, lack of funds aggravate indigent defense situation," by Eric Cormier, Lake Charles American Press, Mar. 14, 2004
  • "Public defenders strapped, study says," by Laura Maggi, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Mar. 10, 2004
  • "Lawyers group says Louisiana has weak indigent defense," by Adrian Angellette, Baton Rouge Advocate, March 10, 2004
  • "Study: Impoverished in Louisiana get poor legal help," by Cain Burdeau, Associated Press, Mar. 10, 2004
  • "Defense lawyers group threatens suit," by John Hill, Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 10, 2004
  • "Avoyelles officials defend indigent defender system," by Julia Robb, Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 10, 2004
  • "Indigent defender system in Avoyelles, state blasted," by John Hill, Alexandria Town Talk, March 9, 2004
  • "Study: Louisiana indigent defender system failing," by John Hill, Shreveport Times, Mar. 8, 2004
  • "State Court Suit Planned to Overhaul Public Defenders," Associated Press, August 12, 2004
  • "Lawsuit Over Indigent Defender System," KPLC Staff (Lake Charles, La.), August 12, 2004
  • "Suit could force revisions to indigent defense system," New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 13, 2004
  • "Famed O.J. Lawyer Focusing on Louisiana Indigent Defense," The Town Talk (Alexandria, La.), August 8, 2004
  • "Latest salvo at Louisiana indigent defense blasts Caddo Parish," Associated Press, July 22, 2004
  • "Public defender changes sought," Baton Rouge Advocate, May 23, 2004
  • "Best for everyone to do trial right," Baton Rouge Advocate, Editorial, May 10, 2004
  • "Lessen judges role in indigent system," Shreveport Times, Editorial, May 5, 2004
  • "Indigent defenders problems can lead to overturned cases," Baton Rouge Advocate, Editorial, May 4, 2004
  • "Indigent defenders task force organizes," Shreveport Times, May 4, 2004
  • "Reduced number of traffic tickets costs indigent defenders funding," Alexandria Town Talk, Apr. 17, 2004
  • "Man gets life in prison," Alexandria Town Talk, Apr. 9, 2004
  • "Appeal expected in public defenders case," Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 6, 2004
  • "Bell convicted of murder," Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 5, 2004
  • "Murder trial lawyer spent 11 minutes preparing case," NACDL News Release, Mar. 4, 2004
  • "Lawyer says workload too heavy," Alexandria Town Talk, Mar. 3, 2004
  • "Louisiana's public defenders overloaded, lawyers say," Associated Press, Feb. 9, 2004
  • "Caddo public defender office overloaded, official says," The Shreveport Times, Feb. 14, 2004
  • "Public defender system on trial in Louisiana," The Town Talk, Feb. 9, 2004
  • "Another public defender sought," The Advocate, Jan. 26, 2004
    2003
  • "La. must find funds for indigent defenders," The Advocate, Nov. 25, 2003
  • "La. indigent defenders spread thin," The Advocate, Sep. 5, 2003

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