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Outmanned and outgunned Jose J. Monsivais
Norman Reimer receives NACDL’s 2002 Champion of Indigent Defense Award Susan J. Walsh
A Look Ahead at 2007
The Press Is Finally Getting It Steven D. Benjamin
The Georgia Justice Project turns lives around through aggressive defense, holistic relationships Douglas Ammar
Big shoes; News briefs
The Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003 Marion Chartoff
Federal indigent defense on appeal: The First Circuit’s experience Peter B. Krupp, David Beneman
Faulty forensic evidence Michele Nethercott
New York court finds failure to raise rates of assigned counsel violates state constitution Susan J. Walsh
Indigent Defense
Juval Scott is embarking on a new role as the executive director of The Bronx Defenders. She believes public defenders are the proverbial line in the sand between the ferocious government and the vulnerable individual.
The Price of Being Indigent and Accused Lynn O. Rosenstock
Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Catherine V. Beane
Bar Association Report Calls for Statewide Defense System in Louisiana Malia Brink
