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"State advisory committee releases plan for historic public defense money," by Danielle Ohl, Spotlight PA, April 29, 2024
"Oregon public defense report lays out plan for more hires, funds to address crisis," by Conrad Wilson, Oregon Capital Chronicle, March 25, 2024
"Hiring freeze lifted for federal public defenders amid new funding," by Ryan Tarinelli, Roll Call, March 22, 2024
"Landry’s new public defense system takes effect this week with few details about new board," by Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator, March 19, 2024
"Next to last in the nation: PA finally provides funding for indigent defense," by Lynette Hazelton, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 14, 2024
"Opinion: Celebrate Public Defense Lawyers, Fortify Public Defense Systems," by Lisa Monet Wayne and Zanele Ngubeni, DC Journal, March 14, 2024
"Judge orders state to produce data on indigent defendants in Wisconsin as lawyers seek class-action lawsuit," by Karen Madden, Wausau Daily Herald, March 15, 2024
"Public Defenders Say Budget Bump Wouldn’t Make Up for Past Cuts," by Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law, March 11, 2024
"The Right to An Attorney," by Ramtin Arablouei, Rund Abdelfatah, Julie Caine, Cristina Kim, Devin Katayama, Casey Miner, Anya Steinberg, Lawrence Wu, and Peter Balonon-Rosen, NPR, February 29, 2024
"Eliminating public defender board unnecessary, sets up potential conflicts," by David F. Bienvenu, Frank Neuner, and Judy Perry Martinez, NOLA.com, February 27, 2024
"This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment," by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project, February 22, 2024
"Proposed Louisiana public defender overhaul is a power grab, critics say," by Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator, February 19, 2024
"Public defender delays persist despite pay increase," by Bryan Polcyn, Fox6 News Milwaukee, January 10, 2024
"Public Defender: State indigent defense funding ‘huge win’," by Jacob Perryman, Times Observer, January 02, 2024
"WA grapples with a public defender shortage," by Donald W. Meyers, Seattle Times, December 31, 2023
